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Secondhand Time

The Last of the Soviets

Svetlana Alexievich

Experience the collapse of the USSR and emergence of a new Russia through the powerful and personal stories of dozens of individuals, brought together in the oral history Secondhand Time. From Nobel Prize-winning author Svetlana Alexievich, this distinctive documentary-style work sheds light on the decline of Soviet culture and speculates on what will rise from the ashes of Communism. Don't miss this monument to an alternative history rarely heard in official narratives.
Publish Date
2016-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
2016-05-16T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 2013
Goodreads Rating
4.46
ISBN
9780399588822
Recommendations
1
Recommendations
2019-12-10T16:31:48.000Z
@martinbright It's amazing. Have you read Second Hand Time? Best book of the century so far for me. Just incredible.      source