First Russia, Then Tibet [Illustrated Edition]

First Russia, Then Tibet [Illustrated Edition]
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Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 9781787202306
ISBN-13 : 1787202305
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Download or read book First Russia, Then Tibet [Illustrated Edition] written by Robert Byron and published by Pickle Partners Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-27 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the course of several months during 1931 and 1932, Robert Byron journeyed to three countries teetering on the brink of change. In Russia, which was stricken by famine, Lenin had just died, Stalin’s dictatorship was in its infancy and the Great Terror had yet to begin. Having taken the first commercial flight to India, which took an astounding seven days, Byron was thrown into the tumultuous last years of the British Raj. Gandhi was imprisoned, while rioting and clashes between Hindus and Muslims had become commonplace. Finally Byron entered Tibet, the forbidden country. Exploring “The Land of Snows”, he saw Tibet as it was when the then Dalai Lama was still ensconced in the Potala Palace, twenty years before China’s invasion. First Russia, Then Tibet is an invaluable first-hand account of transformative moments in periods of change and upheaval.-Print ed. Richly illustrated throughout.


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