Mark Taplin went to Russia in 1984, a junior-level
diplomat sent deep into Cold War land. He tells of the map he studied,
colored green for the few cities where
foreigners were allowed, and
omnipresent red for "Stay Away." In 1992 Taplin
returned Russia and the U.S. had signed an "Open Lands"
agreement allowing free travel, and Taplin wanted to explore the lands that taunted and haunted him from the map eight years before. The result is a book you can't put down, an informed look at a complex country. Russia requires more than a casual eye and pen to sort through the contradictions, and Taplin excels in both. .
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