From Under the Russian Snow - Softcover

Carter, Michelle A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1945805447 ISBN 13: 9781945805448

Publisher: Bedazzled Ink Publishing, 2017

Synopsis

At age 50, Michelle Carter, a married mother of two adult children, left her job as editor of a suburban newspaper in the San Francisco Bay area to move to Russia for a year as a United States Information Agency Journalist-in-Residence. There she worked with newspaper editors who struggled to adapt to the new concepts of press freedom and a market economy. She became an on-the-scene witness to the second great Russian revolution. At the same time, she embarked on a personal journey that wrenched her life in a way she could never have anticipated when she accepted her husband’s challenge to take the assignment.

About this title

About the Author:

Michelle A Carter is a professional journalist with a 30-year career in daily newspapering and a 12-year stint as a journalism instructor at Notre Dame de Namur University in Belmont, California. From Under the Russian Snow is the second book to grow out of her experiences in the former Soviet Union. The first, Children of Chernobyl, was co-written with Michael J. Christensen.

Review:

"... Carter's deft writing touch is marked by a very personal, conversational style that almost gives the impression that she's right there chatting with the reader on each page. It's poignant stuff. ..." -- John Horgan, San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News

"From Under the Russian Snow reflects in its title a symbol of the awakening of Russia, the time of hope, expectation and enthusiasm of the people who had never experienced freedom. Michelle Carter came to Russia at this turbulent and exciting period and generously shared herself with us. ... Michelle was not an outsider or just a visitor; she was one of us. She is a talented educator, sensitive and understanding woman and a keen observer. The book she has written depicts with love and sympathy the attempts to build a new Russia. It's about love, life and tragedy -- hers and ours." -- Anna Sharogradskaya, Director, Regional Press Institute, St. Petersburg, Russia

"From the outset, I was engaged Carter's realistic portrait of her marriage and family dynamics. I felt that I knew these ordinary people; more importantly, I cared about what happened to them." -- Phoebe Tussey, Story Circle Book Reviews

About this edition

• Publisher: Bedazzled Ink Publishing
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1945805447
• ISBN 13: 9781945805448
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 210