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By "the conjuror extraordinary of modern portage" (John le Carre)--a personal, brilliantly detailed exploration of the almost unfathomably complex Soviet empire. "When a writer of Mr. Kapuscinski's genius writes of the snows and the steppes of Siberia, of the doomed Aral Sea and Kiev . . . no... read more

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MY FIRST ENCOUNTER with the Imperium takes place near the bridge linking the small town of Pinsk, Poland, with the territories to the south.

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  1. Ryszard Kapuściński (Author)

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  1. Klara Glowczewska

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Original Language: English
Publisher: Knopf
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1994
ISBN: 0679426191
Page Count: 331

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