| A Physician's Tour in Soviet Russia Contributor(s): Purves-Stewart, James (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138083658 ISBN-13: 9781138083653 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $42.74 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Series: Rle: Early Western Responses to Soviet Russia |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 9" (0.55 lbs) 174 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Originally published in 1933, this volume was written by a practicing physician who visited Russia during the summer of 1932. Although the book makes no claim to offer anything more than a transient view of the constantly changing condition of Russian life, the picture it gives to those who knew Russia before the Great War is unrecognizable. Observed by medical eyes, this volume offers a distinctive point of view, different from the other journalists writing at the time, but the language is still accesible for the non-medic. |