The Border: A Journey Around Russia Through North Korea, China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Finland, Norway, and the Northeast Passage
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Summary
The acclaimed author of Sovietistan travels along the seemingly endless Russian border and reveals the deep and pervasive influence it has had across half the globe。
Imperial， communist or autocratic， Russia has been—and remains—a towering and intimidating neighbor。 Whether it is North Korea in the Far East through the former Soviet republics in Asia and the Caucasus， or countries on the Caspian Ocean and the Black Sea。 What would it be like to traverse the entirety of the Russian periphery to examine its effects on those closest to her？
An astute and brilliant combination of lyric travel writing and modern history， The Border is a book about Russia without its author ever entering Russia itself。 Fatland gets to the heart of what it has meant to be the neighbor of that mighty， expanding empire throughout history。 As we follow Fatland on her journey， we experience the colorful， exciting， tragic and often unbelievable histories of these bordering nations along with their cultures， their people， their landscapes。
Sharply observed and wholly absorbing， The Border is a surprising new way to understand a broad part our world。
Imperial， communist or autocratic， Russia has been—and remains—a towering and intimidating neighbor。 Whether it is North Korea in the Far East through the former Soviet republics in Asia and the Caucasus， or countries on the Caspian Ocean and the Black Sea。 What would it be like to traverse the entirety of the Russian periphery to examine its effects on those closest to her？
An astute and brilliant combination of lyric travel writing and modern history， The Border is a book about Russia without its author ever entering Russia itself。 Fatland gets to the heart of what it has meant to be the neighbor of that mighty， expanding empire throughout history。 As we follow Fatland on her journey， we experience the colorful， exciting， tragic and often unbelievable histories of these bordering nations along with their cultures， their people， their landscapes。
Sharply observed and wholly absorbing， The Border is a surprising new way to understand a broad part our world。
Reviews
Alison
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Erroneously rated this halfway through， but now I'm finished I'm giving this 5 stars。 Another fascinating book from the author of Sovietistan， this time she circumnavigates Russia to find out about the experiences of living in the neighbouring areas。 She returns to a couple of people / places that she previously met during the fieldwork for Sovietistan and that is especially interesting。 Erroneously rated this halfway through， but now I'm finished I'm giving this 5 stars。 Another fascinating book from the author of Sovietistan， this time she circumnavigates Russia to find out about the experiences of living in the neighbouring areas。 She returns to a couple of people / places that she previously met during the fieldwork for Sovietistan and that is especially interesting。 。。。more
Sarah Keig
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For someone who usually spends a good portion of the year travelling the last two years have been really tough。 In order to get my travel fix I’ve read so many travel books and The Border was definitely my favourite。 It is such an easy read， full of history， culture and anecdotes about the authors travels。 Having visited a number of the destinations I was taken right back to my own experiences。 For the destinations I haven’t been to I really want to visit them after reading this book。 I can’t re For someone who usually spends a good portion of the year travelling the last two years have been really tough。 In order to get my travel fix I’ve read so many travel books and The Border was definitely my favourite。 It is such an easy read， full of history， culture and anecdotes about the authors travels。 Having visited a number of the destinations I was taken right back to my own experiences。 For the destinations I haven’t been to I really want to visit them after reading this book。 I can’t recommend enough。 。。。more
Jovi Ene
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Vă povesteam acum câteva zile despre cărțile Erikăi Fatland și felul iscusit și inteligent în care își construiește cărțile de călătorie: s-a specializat în zona fostei Uniuni Sovietice și， în ciuda vârstei， a călătorit în zone complicate， în zone de conflict， unde riscurile sunt enorme și oamenii nu-s atât de amabili încât să furnizeze informații esențiale。 Prima carte a ei se ocupa de Sovietstan， cele cinci ”stanuri” foarte diferite desprinse după 1990 din URSS， pentru ca cea de-a doua sa cart Vă povesteam acum câteva zile despre cărțile Erikăi Fatland și felul iscusit și inteligent în care își construiește cărțile de călătorie: s-a specializat în zona fostei Uniuni Sovietice și， în ciuda vârstei， a călătorit în zone complicate， în zone de conflict， unde riscurile sunt enorme și oamenii nu-s atât de amabili încât să furnizeze informații esențiale。 Prima carte a ei se ocupa de Sovietstan， cele cinci ”stanuri” foarte diferite desprinse după 1990 din URSS， pentru ca cea de-a doua sa carte pe care o citesc， cea de față， să ofere o panoramă foarte interesantă a granițelor Rusiei。 Erika Fatland a călătorit în jurul Rusiei， de cele mai multe ori de partea cealalată a granițelor， pentru a surprinde oamenii， locurile și mai ales felul în care Rusia și URSS a influențat viața comunităților rămase dincolo de graniță și în apropierea acesteia。 Și ajunge astfel， printre altele， în Coreea de Nord， în Alaska， în Donețk， în Laponia sau în Belarus。 O călătorie incredibilă， bine documentată， plină de istorie și de antropologie， de geografie și de înțelegere a mentalităților， într-una dintre cele mai bune cărți de călătorie citite în ultimii ani。 。。。more
Håvard Bamle
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Dette var en soleklar fem-stjerners leseopplevelse （jeg hørte den for øvrig på lydbok）。 Grunnen til at jeg gir den fire og ikke fem stjerner er at skrivestilen tider gjør det vanskelig å "kontrollere" visse påstander。 Fatland gjør mange valg i hvordan hun formulerer seg om ulike regioner， som f。eks。 å kalle Donetsk for en "utbryterrepublikk" som ikke vil tilhøre Ukraina。 Hvorvidt dette faktisk er tilfellet eller om det er en form for diplomatisk strategi fra forfatterens side slik at hun kan for Dette var en soleklar fem-stjerners leseopplevelse （jeg hørte den for øvrig på lydbok）。 Grunnen til at jeg gir den fire og ikke fem stjerner er at skrivestilen tider gjør det vanskelig å "kontrollere" visse påstander。 Fatland gjør mange valg i hvordan hun formulerer seg om ulike regioner， som f。eks。 å kalle Donetsk for en "utbryterrepublikk" som ikke vil tilhøre Ukraina。 Hvorvidt dette faktisk er tilfellet eller om det er en form for diplomatisk strategi fra forfatterens side slik at hun kan fortsette å reise i regionen og skrive bøker vet jeg ikke。 Det er ikke nok informasjon i boka til å kritisk vurdere slike formuleringer。 Jeg skal anskaffe et fysisk eksemplar av boka for å se om det hjelper meg å bli klokere， og i mellomtiden gleder jeg meg til å høre alle de andre bøkene hennes på lydbok。 :） 。。。more
Giacomo Dusina
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Libro che parla della Russia senza viaggiare in Russia， ma passando nei paesi ad essa confinanti。 Non è solo un bel libro di viaggio ma anche un libro di storia dei vari territori incontrati。 Cosí come nel precedente Sovietistan， l'autrice alterna il racconto di sue esperienze significative alle voci e storie di molte persone incontrate， sempre col fine di far capire meglio la gente e il luogo in cui si trova。 Libro che parla della Russia senza viaggiare in Russia， ma passando nei paesi ad essa confinanti。 Non è solo un bel libro di viaggio ma anche un libro di storia dei vari territori incontrati。 Cosí come nel precedente Sovietistan， l'autrice alterna il racconto di sue esperienze significative alle voci e storie di molte persone incontrate， sempre col fine di far capire meglio la gente e il luogo in cui si trova。 。。。more
Charles
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I was expecting more from this book。 Certain sections like North Korea said nothing that hasn’t been covered many times before while other sections like on Mongolia and the caucuses were much more insightful and fresh。 My biggest issue was whenever large numbers were used。 These seemed exaggerated and misleading as though the author and the editor couldn’t be bothered to sense check anything。 If Goodreads ever went to a 1/2 star rating system like many of us have advocated for， then The Border w I was expecting more from this book。 Certain sections like North Korea said nothing that hasn’t been covered many times before while other sections like on Mongolia and the caucuses were much more insightful and fresh。 My biggest issue was whenever large numbers were used。 These seemed exaggerated and misleading as though the author and the editor couldn’t be bothered to sense check anything。 If Goodreads ever went to a 1/2 star rating system like many of us have advocated for， then The Border would have landed at 2 1/2 stars not 3。 。。。more
Joan Mateu
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Sensacional
Loulou Schram
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Wat een boek en wat een reis， over de buurlanden van Rusland en hoe zij hun buur ervaren。 Aanrader！
Mark Latchford
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Travelogues rank very highly in my book lists/library （alongside history and biography） and this wonderful roam around the borders of modern Russia has to be one of the best I have read in recent times。 It is large （600 pages） but then again Fatland has to cover a lot of territory and a lot of history as she moves from the Artic， to North Korea across to Georgia then up the Eastern European countries。 The fact the writing is so entertaining despite it being a translation from the original Norweg Travelogues rank very highly in my book lists/library （alongside history and biography） and this wonderful roam around the borders of modern Russia has to be one of the best I have read in recent times。 It is large （600 pages） but then again Fatland has to cover a lot of territory and a lot of history as she moves from the Artic， to North Korea across to Georgia then up the Eastern European countries。 The fact the writing is so entertaining despite it being a translation from the original Norwegian makes it all the more remarkable。 Fatland combines lots of anecdotes from those she met along the way， with very relevant snippets from history。 Considering the posturing of the current Russian leader and the central role Russia plays in current affairs， I recommend this book， which covers travel over the last 5 years or so。 。。。more
Jane E
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The research behind this book was obviously a massive undertaking which was in retrospect worth the effort given the quality and readability of the book。 I liked the information on the more controversial areas - Crimea and Donbass in particular。 We only get the Western political and press view and it is interesting to have a different aspect from the local perspective。 The book is huge （too big？） but worth the effort。 （Purchased at Foyles， London， UK）
Jeffrey
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What a fun fun book。 This is the trip I want to take， but almost certainly will not。 （Goodreads apparently doesn't have the english version of the book yet in their repetoire 。。。 I didn't read it in Norwegian。 It just came out in English this year。）" A journey around Russia through North Korea， China， Mongolia， Kazakhstan， Azerbaijan， Georgia， Ukraine， Belarus。 Lithuania， Poland， Latvia， Estonia， Finland Norway and the Northeast Passage"。 She narrates her travel through every one of these countr What a fun fun book。 This is the trip I want to take， but almost certainly will not。 （Goodreads apparently doesn't have the english version of the book yet in their repetoire 。。。 I didn't read it in Norwegian。 It just came out in English this year。）" A journey around Russia through North Korea， China， Mongolia， Kazakhstan， Azerbaijan， Georgia， Ukraine， Belarus。 Lithuania， Poland， Latvia， Estonia， Finland Norway and the Northeast Passage"。 She narrates her travel through every one of these countries。 Certainly a part of the world neither I nor most americans know anything about。 Fatland's style is so engaging and perceptive。 I admire her bravery as she clearly was in some danger at times as a young single woman。 I feel I know this part of the world so much better before I read it。 So very very different from my experience in the United States and Europe。 Very much recommended。 I may may make it 5 stars as it has changed my understanding of a large part of the globe。 I'll have to think about that and I'm going to read her previous book Sovietstan as well at some point。 I'm sorry I'm done with the book。 oh， well 。。。 do svidaniya 。。。more
Titi Coolda
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Jurnal de călătorie care străbate 14 țări， oceanul arctic și trei republici separatiste。Istorie， personalități， destine într-un conglomerat de limbi și culturi， o aventură a mileniului III prin ființa celui mai fascinant și monstruos， în același timp， imperiu， Rusia。 Pentru că ， deși traversează o mulțime de țări， mări și națiuni， cartea Erikăi Fatland este o cronică a istoriei ruse， spusă din punctul de vedere al vecinilor săi。 Nimic academic， nicio sofisticare， doar o foarte bună poveste， cu m Jurnal de călătorie care străbate 14 țări， oceanul arctic și trei republici separatiste。Istorie， personalități， destine într-un conglomerat de limbi și culturi， o aventură a mileniului III prin ființa celui mai fascinant și monstruos， în același timp， imperiu， Rusia。 Pentru că ， deși traversează o mulțime de țări， mări și națiuni， cartea Erikăi Fatland este o cronică a istoriei ruse， spusă din punctul de vedere al vecinilor săi。 Nimic academic， nicio sofisticare， doar o foarte bună poveste， cu multe personaje și multe aventuri。 O carte care arată cum ar trebui privită și predată istoria。 。。。more
Jonas
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En utradisjonell reiseskildring som beskriver Russland， verdens arealmessig største land， ut fra landets kultur-， makt- og geopolitiske forhold til nabostater så vel som klima og geografi。Noe kjent stoff fra andre bøker， som Fatlands Sovietistan: Travels in Turkmenistan， Kazakhstan， Tajikistan， Kyrgyzstan， and Uzbekistan， Åsne Seierstads De Krenkede， historier fra Tsjetsjenia og Torbjørn Færøviks Orientekspressen - En vårreise， bidrar som knagger for skildringene i Grensen。Anbefaler å finne fram En utradisjonell reiseskildring som beskriver Russland， verdens arealmessig største land， ut fra landets kultur-， makt- og geopolitiske forhold til nabostater så vel som klima og geografi。Noe kjent stoff fra andre bøker， som Fatlands Sovietistan: Travels in Turkmenistan， Kazakhstan， Tajikistan， Kyrgyzstan， and Uzbekistan， Åsne Seierstads De Krenkede， historier fra Tsjetsjenia og Torbjørn Færøviks Orientekspressen - En vårreise， bidrar som knagger for skildringene i Grensen。Anbefaler å finne fram et kart for å henge bedre med i geografitimen Fatland her serverer :） 。。。more
Brian
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Story not as epic as the journey， but interesting throughout， especially in the parts I know。 Can Russia endure？
Artie LeBlanc
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This is a first-rate book， combining history， geography， sociology， ethnography 。。。 I learned a huge amount and it was effortless reading （apart from Finland - far too much about its founding father - but this is a minor cavil）。Highly recommended。
Rebeca
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Me ha parecido un buen libro。 Muy bien narrado， muy bien documentado。
Ondrej Urban
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There is a Czech comedy theatre troupe whose main topic is to give lectures on and show plays written by a fictional character Jara Cimrman。 In terms of popularity， these folks are kind of the Monty Python for the former Czechoslovakia。 In one of these "lectures" they describe Cimrman's philosophy of inverse solipsism， where everything exists except for the philosopher himself， who is defined by how the surrounding world interacts with him。 It makes a surprising amount of sense and， one could sa There is a Czech comedy theatre troupe whose main topic is to give lectures on and show plays written by a fictional character Jara Cimrman。 In terms of popularity， these folks are kind of the Monty Python for the former Czechoslovakia。 In one of these "lectures" they describe Cimrman's philosophy of inverse solipsism， where everything exists except for the philosopher himself， who is defined by how the surrounding world interacts with him。 It makes a surprising amount of sense and， one could say， is the philosophy behind this book too， where Erika Fatland tries to understand Russia by travelling across countries surrounding it。If you are a nerd， there are two moments where this book will annoy you。 First， even though promised， Russia is never fully circumvented。 Instead， two journeys are described， one sailing from the country's far east back to Murmansk and then a much more strenuous journey from North Korea to Norway。 Kamchatka and all that is avoided。 But that's details。 The second moment comes when the author claims the russian border to have a length of 60，000km。 If you ever looked a bit into fractals you know that the length of a border - specifically， length of a coast - is quite arbitrary and can be up to infinity， depending on how fine a structure you are measuring on。 But anyway， once you get this out of your system you can start reading for real。The Border is full of exotic stories。 Russia borders with 14 countries all across Asia and Europe， so wherever you come from， you will get a chance to learn about a culture vastly different from yours。 The narrative starts in North Korea and the author spends quite some time there。 The cultural cross-pollination from Russia has been quite limited， thus this part is really mostly about the mysterious country。 Everywhere else the border is felt much more prominently。 Erika meets a lot of locals and listens to their stories and how they live。 She also explains historical context （in some sense one can see this as an understandable nod to the excellent Black Lamb and Grey Falcon）。 The border relationships vary from barely acknowledging， though weird kind of symbiosis to scary neighbourhood， and everything inbetween。 Sometimes it feels like the narrative progresses too fast and admittedly one could write entire books about any parts of the journey。All in all， The Border is a fresh and an interesting take of looking at Russia through the prism of people living close to but not necessarily in it。You might learn about history you haven't focused on before， experience cold siberian winds and feel a sense of adventure， all that without the need to actually expose yourself to any of the elements。 Sometimes armchair travelling is just great！ 。。。more
Dan Humphries
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Good travel bookI really enjoyed the travel writers experiences， however I was not as keen on the deep historical sections， which weren’t as interesting in my view。 Either way a great good
Colin
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The Border is Erika Fatland’s account of her mammoth trip around Russia’s border as seen from its neighbours。 Starting in North Korea and， after travelling through the twelve countries in between， ending in the far north of Norway （her home country）， she also visits various breakaway republics and， for good measure， takes a sea trip through the North East Passage， along Russia’s northern coast。 Full of fascinating encounters， anecdotes and a journalist’s eye for the way ordinary people live thei The Border is Erika Fatland’s account of her mammoth trip around Russia’s border as seen from its neighbours。 Starting in North Korea and， after travelling through the twelve countries in between， ending in the far north of Norway （her home country）， she also visits various breakaway republics and， for good measure， takes a sea trip through the North East Passage， along Russia’s northern coast。 Full of fascinating encounters， anecdotes and a journalist’s eye for the way ordinary people live their lives in the shadow of the Russian bear， The Border is a long book but one that never outstays its welcome。 Fatland is particularly good at synthesising complex historical， linguistic， religious and political drivers into a comprehensible and readable narrative。 Her sections on the Caucasus and the fraught border politics of Finland and Norway in particular are exemplary clear pieces of writing about highly complex subjects。 。。。more
Mo
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As always Erika's storytelling of her travels is gripping， exciting and sometimes a little bit scary。 The people she meets， the hard to get to places she visits and the interesting foods she samples。 As always Erika's storytelling of her travels is gripping， exciting and sometimes a little bit scary。 The people she meets， the hard to get to places she visits and the interesting foods she samples。 。。。more
Boszka
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I liked this book because it has some very specific and exciting parts in it （you can learn some surprising / unique facts about the countries/territories neighboring Russia）。 Also， it was relatively easy to read。 Also， the concept of the book is pretty interesting。 Also， it is clear that a great effort went into writing and researching this book。 I disliked this book because to me it is the perfect example of how writing about history almost always involves telling stories about wars， duels， tr I liked this book because it has some very specific and exciting parts in it （you can learn some surprising / unique facts about the countries/territories neighboring Russia）。 Also， it was relatively easy to read。 Also， the concept of the book is pretty interesting。 Also， it is clear that a great effort went into writing and researching this book。 I disliked this book because to me it is the perfect example of how writing about history almost always involves telling stories about wars， duels， treaties， pacts， lone explorers， military tactics， etc。 In short， telling stories about Important Men and their Important and Violent Projects。 This is precisely why i hated history as a subject throughout high school and the reason i had an extremely hard time understanding what history has to do with my life。 The author does talk to both men and women on her way， and those interview-type/anthropology-like parts are very interesting indeed， but the historical parts of the book （they might be about 70 percent of it？） are fantastically one-dimensional in this regard。 They sort of read like Catherine the Great was the only woman in the history of the Eurasian continent。 Overall， it was still worth reading， because i feel like i got at least some very basic and very general outlook on the region out of it。 。。。more
Brenda
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This is an amazing work…。。I will definitely return to it。 It is longish and I just did not have time right now to stay with it。 Wish I could find it on audio。
Jesus M。 Hernandez
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Excelente gesta。 Alatamente recomendable para entender la realidad actual de países que nonos son tan familiares。 Muy bien escrito。
Nils
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En spennende， lærerik og ikke minst svært imponerende bok！ Første gang jeg hørte om boka， tenkte jeg at det var et genialt prosjekt， men jeg var veldig spent på hvordan det skulle løses i praksis uten å bli kjedelig。 Det har Erika Fatland i stor grad fått til， og gjennom dette har jeg lært utrolig mye om Russland og alle dets 14 naboland （samt utbryterrepublikker）。 Hun formidler både deres nære og fjerne historie， men kanskje enda viktigere: hun fanger det menneskelige også。 Kort oppsummert er d En spennende， lærerik og ikke minst svært imponerende bok！ Første gang jeg hørte om boka， tenkte jeg at det var et genialt prosjekt， men jeg var veldig spent på hvordan det skulle løses i praksis uten å bli kjedelig。 Det har Erika Fatland i stor grad fått til， og gjennom dette har jeg lært utrolig mye om Russland og alle dets 14 naboland （samt utbryterrepublikker）。 Hun formidler både deres nære og fjerne historie， men kanskje enda viktigere: hun fanger det menneskelige også。 Kort oppsummert er dette en god blanding av reisebeskrivelse og fakta。 Boka gir meg absolutt lyst til å ta videre fatt på Fatlands forfatterskap！ 。。。more
Geoffrey
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I found author Erika Fatland’s The Border to be a success on multiple levels。 First and foremost of course is how well she showed the wide-spanning and complex range of Russia’s influence （and in many cases， scarring） across two continents。 Considering how many time zones that Russia stretches over， I already didn’t expect its neighbors to have much similarity in regards to how their proximity has affected both their past and present。。 But Fatland skillfully revealed an even greater abundance of I found author Erika Fatland’s The Border to be a success on multiple levels。 First and foremost of course is how well she showed the wide-spanning and complex range of Russia’s influence （and in many cases， scarring） across two continents。 Considering how many time zones that Russia stretches over， I already didn’t expect its neighbors to have much similarity in regards to how their proximity has affected both their past and present。。 But Fatland skillfully revealed an even greater abundance of difference than I ever would have anticipated through descriptions of visited locales， copious amounts of historical context， and numerous interviews。 Even through her briefest described exchanges， it felt like she always managed to reveal volumes about a particular nation’s unique relationship with their Russian neighbor。 Also， while I have already visited many of Fatland’s itinerary stops through my past reading， I found myself exposed to an impressively sizable number of new countries。 And even when journeying alongside the author to locations I’d been to previously， I was able to encounter both lots of fresh new sights and also plenty of new insight on these familiar corners of the world。 On top of all that， I still find myself soundly impressed overall by the book’s general premise。 I feel like Fatland has inventively established a new travelogue model of exploring a country entirely through its numerous neighbors。 And even if it’s been done already， I doubt that anyone has done so as extensively as the author did。 I can quickly think of at least a half-a-dozen other nations who I’d like to see be given a similar treatment， and so I genuinely hope that others follow in Fatland’s footsteps soon。 This absorbing read is an absolute must for those like me， i。e。， those who love going on eye-opening extensive travels without having to leave their favorite nook。 （Also， if you haven’t done so yet， please add Fatland’s previous work Sovietstan to your to-read list too） 。。。more
Ted Mccormack
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The Border give the reader an overview of the historical， political， social and cultural aspects of the several counties， new and old， that border Russia。 It， along with her earlier book， Sovietistan， are well worth your attention。 I learned so much I did not know about the region。
Katie Cat Books
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Travel guide。 History。 Russia。Norwegian journalist Erika Fatland travels from North Korea to Norway， visiting all of Russia's neighbors in between。 She tells of her own travels， interviews with people she met and the history of significant places。The book is broken down by country snd area， and each town or city is given about 10 pages， making it an ideal book to pick up and put down。 At around 580 pages， it is hefty， but perfectly edited - not too much or too little information。 The author's tr Travel guide。 History。 Russia。Norwegian journalist Erika Fatland travels from North Korea to Norway， visiting all of Russia's neighbors in between。 She tells of her own travels， interviews with people she met and the history of significant places。The book is broken down by country snd area， and each town or city is given about 10 pages， making it an ideal book to pick up and put down。 At around 580 pages， it is hefty， but perfectly edited - not too much or too little information。 The author's travels end around 2015 and some footnotes are added throughout the book for updates。 One could almost write a second book with updates that have occurred since then。Erika's journey is interesting because she is female， married， cisgendered and Norwegian in background and appearance。 Thus we watch if how she is treated by various people and cultures based on her gender and looks。 I was intimidated by the size of this book at first， but it ended up being a great book to read now and then and not be overwhelmed by facts and history。 I learned a lot and enjoyed her travel guide moments and recommend this to anyone who likes travel guides or eastern history。 I dont know if an audiobook is available， but it would be an ideal format for a book like this。 。。。more
Anki
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Jeg hadde aldri trodd at jeg skulle like å lese reisebrev blandet med historie， men det gjør jeg så lenge det er Erika Fatland som skriver。 Også får jeg lyst til å besøke alle disse bortgjemte， rare og ikke så turistvennlige stedene hun besøker。 Sånn nesten …
Roberto Carlos
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Al igual que el anterior libro publicado en español de la autora， se trata de un extraordinario relato de un viaje a través de una serie de países en general muy desconocidos para el público occidental。 Muy fácil de leer， lleno de historias sorprendentes。
Gabriel
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