Whilst the odd political/communist view of the author comes to the forefront occasionally, this is a epic caleidoscopic description of the Cossack life, which for most Westerners today is pretty unusual in the way they interacted. Hardly any joy, rough use of language when talking to each other, not...
Fabulous reading...... and now for a rather, methinks, irreverent view via a Rupert Everett (smack in the puss) film: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0384712/Mea Culpa: see that line above re the film. NOPE! The film is more than my 'ickle heart could have imagined. Superb!If anyone should ask me what i...
I am going through a Russia phase right now.