Author Archives: whitec

The Silent Steppe – Shayakhmetov

Sorry for the late post y’all What I noticed most while reading The Silent Steppe was Shayakhmetov’s portrayals of the Soviet Authorities. From the end of the first chapter, Shayakhmetov describes the Soviet authorities as destroyers of the nomadic way of … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 5 Comments

A Biography of No Place – Peasant Uprisings and Deportations in the Kresy

I’ve been enjoying A Biography of No Place so far. The hybrid writing style of a fairly standard historical voice with a more personal voice still seems to me to be pretty captivating. However, I also noticed a couple of … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment