A Russian Journal (Audible Audio Edition) John Steinbeck Richard Poe Penguin Audio Books
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Steinbeck and Capa's account of their journey through Cold War Russia is a classic piece of reportage and travel writing.
Just after the Iron Curtain fell on Eastern Europe, Pulitzer Prize-winning author John Steinbeck and acclaimed war photographer Robert Capa ventured into the Soviet Union to report for the New York Herald Tribune. This rare opportunity took the famous travelers not only to Moscow and Stalingrad - now Volgograd - but through the countryside of the Ukraine and the Caucasus. Hailed by the New York Times as "superb" when it first appeared in 1948, A Russian Journal is the distillation of their journey and remains a remarkable memoir and unique historical document.
What they saw and movingly recorded in words and on film was what Steinbeck called "the great other side there... the private life of the Russian people." Unlike other Western reporting about Russia at the time, A Russian Journal is free of ideological obsessions. Rather, Steinbeck and Capa recorded the grim realities of factory workers, government clerks, and peasants, as they emerged from the rubble of World War II - represented here in Capa's stirring photographs alongside Steinbeck's masterful prose.
Through it all, we are given intimate glimpses of two artists at the height of their powers, answering their need to document human struggle. This edition features an introduction by Steinbeck scholar Susan Shillinglaw.
A Russian Journal (Audible Audio Edition) John Steinbeck Richard Poe Penguin Audio Books
Steinbeck’s “A Russian Journal,” first published in April 1948, like “The Log from the Sea of Cortez,” originally published three years later, in 1951, was a collaborative effort. Whereas the former was a collaboration between a writer and a photographer, the latter was that of journalist and scientist. Although an eyewitness account of journalist Steinbeck’s and photographer Capa’s travels through Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia at the cusp of the Cold War, “A Russian Journal” is a work of art and literature, beautifully written and wonderfully documented with images of historical significance and everyday life. It was educational, fun, and inspiring. Especially, I enjoyed comparing Capa’s photos and Steinbeck’s descriptions of the photos. All of the real people in the book were described with such skill by Steinbeck, that they seemed like well developed characters from a novel. Wherever Steinbeck journeyed, he captured the spirit of the times and the spirit of place brilliantly. After I finished reading the book, I felt like I had been to all the places and met all the people.Product details
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A Russian Journal (Audible Audio Edition) John Steinbeck Richard Poe Penguin Audio Books Reviews
I read A Russian Journal upon returning home from a two-month stint of teaching in Moscow and was excited to dive into another Steinbeck. Not surprisingly, Steinbeck offers a truthful and compassionate portrayal of the human experience through eyes which seem to dissolve cultural barriers. Respectfully intruding into the lives of normal people during post World War II Soviet Union, Steinbeck, accompanied by Robert Capa, documents the thoughts, work ethics, and questions of those who the rest of 1940s America failed to understand. Forging ahead behind the iron curtain, Steinbeck retells tales of normal, family-oriented, hard-working people found in the midst of his travels through the countryside who in many ways were no different than the Americans who feared and often disdained them.
Most remarkably to me, Steinbeck tells of a Moscow that is relatively unchanged today. Incredibly, this slice of Russian culture has remained the same in many ways though it has experienced such a turbulent century. I would recommend A Russian Journal to anyone planning on visiting Russia soon (because it is still relevant) and also to anyone who enjoys Steinbeck. It is simple, heartfelt, and relatively unbiased in its attempts to portray normal life in another culture. Its style is easily comparable to Travels With Charley, although I believe because Steinbeck understands his own American culture so much more richly, he is able to portray connections and summations about what he experiences much more definitively in Travels With Charley. Regardless, A Russian Journal is certainly an interesting and enjoyable read.
Steinbeck is always Steinbeck! I bought the edition but was very disappointed with the resolution of the pictures and by that I mean the quality of the images of the pictures. It may sound strange a complain about "pictures" in a book written by Steinbeck but being Capa his travel companion and co-author I expected more. The journal is very descriptive and tries to portray the Soviet Union without any bias. I personally think that such thing as "un-biased" does not exist but at least Steinbeck was aware of that. On those days of the cold war, if you were not totally adverse to everything that was from the Soviet Union you were stigmatized as a pro-communist, in the best of the cases... I wish today a writer as talented as Steinbeck with comparable literal stature and as un-biased as he was, would write a "Middle Eastern Journal"...
A surprise find as only recently did I discover this book.
It is an easy read but a most enjoyable one as the reader can travel along with Steinbeck and his photographer friend-colleague. A definite must for Steinbeck friends and available in the Salinas (his home town) Steinbeck Center---another must see.
A must read! I recommend to everyone. The Russian Journal is historical, humorous, insightful, charming, alarming, thought-provoking and inspires gratitude for those of us who are fortunate enough to have never experienced the devastation that the Russians and Ukrainians lived through and worked through. Steinbeck's observations of the "peoples'" daily lives proves that friends, family and community, though will very little to no means, are willing and able to help each other and remain positive about the future - even when literally rebuilding their cities brick by brick.
A Russian Journal showcases Steinbeck's many talents; writing, observation, humor, perseverance, empathy, communication with both the reader and the people he encountered, etc. Through all the obstacles one would expect to encounter (and many one could never expect or believe) in post-war Soviet Russia he was able to present the real Russian people after the brutal war. Steinbeck is so likeable. His relationship with Robert Capa is comical. I was thrilled to read Capa's perspective as well. What a duo they were! Capa's photos are magnificent. I have the paperback and was able to see what he saw. That was, I believe, his major goal. Reviewers have written that the hardcover is best. I'll have to get it.
The Russian Journal reads like a journal in that you're getting a very personal experience. Great, great, great book. Don't forget the introduction. It's remarkable.
I was surprised to know that John Steinbeck wrote this notes about his visit to Russia just after the war, with all the restrictions that American could have had. I enjoyed every chronicle and specially, the details about Robert Capa, the photographer that traveled with him. It is remarkable how well he describe the Russian people, its generosity in terms of making you feel well with food and liquor. It is highly recommended for those who, like me, still have many things to learn about the "Russian soul"
Steinbeck’s “A Russian Journal,” first published in April 1948, like “The Log from the Sea of Cortez,” originally published three years later, in 1951, was a collaborative effort. Whereas the former was a collaboration between a writer and a photographer, the latter was that of journalist and scientist. Although an eyewitness account of journalist Steinbeck’s and photographer Capa’s travels through Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia at the cusp of the Cold War, “A Russian Journal” is a work of art and literature, beautifully written and wonderfully documented with images of historical significance and everyday life. It was educational, fun, and inspiring. Especially, I enjoyed comparing Capa’s photos and Steinbeck’s descriptions of the photos. All of the real people in the book were described with such skill by Steinbeck, that they seemed like well developed characters from a novel. Wherever Steinbeck journeyed, he captured the spirit of the times and the spirit of place brilliantly. After I finished reading the book, I felt like I had been to all the places and met all the people.
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