Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana

Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana
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Desperate to escape South Texas, Stephanie Elizondo Griest dreamed of becoming a foreign correspondent. So she headed to Russia looking for some excitementâ€”commencing what would become a four-year, twelve-nation Communist bloc tour that shattered her preconceived notions of the â€œEvil Empire.â€

In Around the Bloc, Griest relates her experiences as a volunteer at a childrenâ€™s shelter in Moscow, a propaganda polisher at the office of the Chinese Communist Partyâ€™s English-language mouthpiece in Beijing, and a belly dancer among the rumba queens of Havana. She falls in love with an ex-soldier who narrowly avoided radiation cleanup duties at Chernobyl, hangs out with Cuban hip-hop artists, and comes to difficult realizations about the meaning of democracy.

is the absorbing story of a young journalist driven by a desire to witness the effects of Communism. Along the way, she learns the Russian mathematical equation for buying dinner-party vodka (one bottle per guest, plus an extra), stumbles upon Beijingâ€™s underground gay scene, marches with 100,000 mothers demanding EliÃ¡n GonzÃ¡lezâ€™s return to Cuba, and gains a new appreciation for the Mexican culture she left behind.
Country USA
Brand Villard
Manufacturer Villard
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber illustrations
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2004-03-09
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812967609

Country	USA
Brand	Villard
Manufacturer	Villard
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	illustrations
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2004-03-09
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812967609

Around the Bloc: My Life in Moscow, Beijing, and Havana

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