The author provides a personal, eyewitness account of the period from the mid-1960s through the turn of the 21st century, starting as a graduate student at Moscow State University and ending as the wife of the American ambassador to Russia.
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The author provides a personal, eyewitness account of the period from the mid-1960s through the turn of the 21st century, starting as a graduate student at Moscow State University and ending as the wife of the American ambassador to Russia.
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Add this copy of Through Dark Days and White Nights: Four Decades to cart. $42.00, very good condition, Sold by Sequitur Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Boonsboro, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by NAP/SCARITH.
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Very Good. Size: 6x0x9; Inscribed by Naomi F. Collins on half title page. Softcover. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. Small crease to corner of front wrap. Clean, unmarked pages. *Autographed by author. *
Add this copy of Through Dark Days and White Nights; Four Decades to cart. $52.00, very good condition, Sold by Ground Zero Books, Ltd. rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Silver Spring, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2008 by SCARITH/New Academia Publishing.
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Very good. xviii, [2], 281, [3] pages. Illustrations (Figures). Inscribed and dated by the offer on the half-title page. Foreword by Strobe Talbott. Introduction by ambassador James. F. Collins. Publisher's ephemera laid in. Front cover has a bent corner. The author holds a Ph.D. in history and government from Indiana University. She is the author and co-author of publications on the humanities and international education. The author provides a personal, eye-witness account of the period from the mid 1960's through the turn of the 21st century, starting as a graduate student at Moscow State University and ending as the wife of the American Ambassador to Russia. This book is a set of reflections and impressions of an American woman living in Moscow for a number of years spread over four decades. It's about experiencing the place as a foreigner through living there daily, from life as a graduate student to life as the wife of the American Ambassador to Russia. "Naomi Collins takes the reader on a fascinating ride through the last forty years of Russia's turbulent history, beginning as a graduate student and ending as the wife of the American Ambassador. Because she writes so well, the ride is always fun, informative and insightful. Read, enjoy, learn! "-Marvin Kalb, Murrow Professor Emeritus, Harvard University.
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Very good. xviii, [2], 281, [3] pages. Illustrations. Inscribed by the author on the half-title page. Inscription reads: For Yale Richmond--who knows all this well! Naomi Collins & Jim [appears to be signed separately]. Foreword by Strobe Talbott. Introduction by Ambassador James F. Collins. Postscript: Framing the Future by Ambassador James F. Collins. Yale Richmond was a retired Foreign Service Officer who wrote books on intercultural communication. At retirement in 1980, he was a Deputy Assistant Director (Europe) of the U.S. Information Agency. After retirement, he was a Staff Consultant to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, U.S. Congress, and a Senior Program Officer at the National Endowment for Democracy. A specialist in educational and cultural exchanges with the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe, he established the Fulbright program in Poland in 1959 and negotiated fourteen intergovernmental agreements with the Soviet Union and the countries of Eastern Europe on exchanges in education, culture, science, and technology. Dr. Naomi F. Collins, an accomplished humanities scholar, has lived and traveled extensively abroad and led cultural and higher education organizations in the U.S. She is the wife of onetime U.S. Ambassador to Russia, James F. Collins. The author provides a personal, eyewitness account of the period from the mid 1960's through the turn of the 21st century, starting as a graduate student at Moscow State University and ending as the wife of the American Ambassador to Russia. This book is a set of reflections and impressions of an American woman living in Moscow for a number of years spread over four decades. It's about experiencing the place as a foreigner through living there daily, from life as a graduate student to life as the wife of the American Ambassador to Russia. "The reason I chose to focus on everyday life is because most works don't. They tend to focus on academic fields in politics, economics, law, and sociology, rather than on what it is like to be an ordinary person. The book is also distinctive because it is not an anecdotal snapshot of a moment or a year, but a story told over decades of the Soviet Union's evolution from awesome super power to disintegrating empire and through a roller-coaster rebirth of Russia."-Naomi Collins. "This book is like a script for a documentary spanning four decades when an especially astute and literate observer watched Russia emerge from stagnation and enter a period of dramatic economic, social, and political change and, on many fronts, upheaval."-Strobe Talbott, President of the Brookings Institution. "Naomi Collins takes the reader on a fascinating ride through the last forty years of Russia's turbulent history, beginning as a graduate student and ending as the wife of the American Ambassador. Because she writes so well, the ride is always fun, informative and insightful. Read, enjoy, learn! "-Marvin Kalb, Murrow Professor Emeritus, Harvard University. "Naomi Collins's book conveys the atmosphere and feel of these changing times, describing settings and scenes, and the people in them, in a pointillist style."-William Taubman, Bertrand Snell Professor of Political Science, Amherst College.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. Russian History and Culture. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 304 p. Russian History and Culture. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
