Jonathan Dimbleby on Kohl's 'Russia' :Jonathan Dimbleby
'Kohl's Russia is a revelation and should not be missed by anyone who is intrigued by that astonishing country ...' Jonathan Dimbleby, author of Russia: A Journey to the Heart of a Land and Its People, tells us why Kohl's classic book is essential reading.
‘When I was researching my journey through Russia (Russia: A Journey to the Heart of a Land and Its People) I read as many histories as I could lay my hands on but I missed J. G. Kohl’s Russia which was published in translation in 1842.
It is a delight. He is a master of the telling detail, genuinely interested in the individuals he meets and the minutiae of their lives which illuminate such portraits so much more than grandiloquent reflections.
To understand Russia today you have to understand Russia’s yesterday. Kohl’s Russia is a revelation and should not be missed by anyone who is intrigued by that astonishing country.’
J. G. Kohl's Russia is available in Faber Finds.
Jonathan Dimbleby's Russia: A Journey to the Heart of a Land and Its People is published by BBC Books.
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