All the Clean Ones Are Married: And Other Everyday Calamities in Moscow by Lori

Description: All the Clean Ones Are Married by Lori Cidylo This wry, insightful account of what it is like for an American woman living in Russia is a dramatic tale full of insouciant laughter, in which the immediate sense of vivid experience shines on every page. With the sharp eye of an acute observer, Lori Cidylo captures the momentous events no less than the everyday trivia. This is a delightful, surprising, warmly human view of post-Soviet life. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In 1991, Lori Cidylo shocked her Ukrainian Polish-born parents when she told them she was leaving her reporters job in upstate New York to live and work in the rapidly dissolving Soviet Union. For the next six years she lived on a shoestring budget in Moscow, in tiny, run-down apartments, coping with the daily calamities of life in Russia. Fluent in Russian, she rode public transportation, did her own shopping and cooking, and shared the typical Musovites life-unlike most Westerners who were sequestered in heavily guarded compounds reserved for diplomats and journalists. As the country experienced its most dramatic transformation since the Bolshevik Revolution, she realized she had stepped into a fantastical and absurd adventure.Cidylos wry, insightful account of what it was like for an American woman living in Russia is a dramatic tale full of insouciant laughter, in which vividness and immediacy shine on every page. With the sharp eye of an acute observer, she captures both the momentous events and the everyday trivia: how do Russians address one another now that the familiar "comrade" is pass; or, how do you find your way home in a city where the streets keep getting new names? As Russia even now continues to struggle with the Cold Wars aftermath, Cidylo gives a delightful surprising, warmly human view of post-Soviet life. Author Biography Lori Cidylois a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in theBoston Herald, theChicago Tribune, theEconomist, theLos Angeles Times,Newsday, and other publications. Review "A beguiling memoir . . . [Cidylo] serves up amusing slices of Soviet life. . . [E]vocative vignettes of ordinary life."--Kirkus Reviews"A fascinating glimpse of post-Soviet society during a time of turmoil and drastic change." --Library Journal"Cidylos light touch and wry humor make this a distinctive trip, offering insight into both sides of the formerly bipolar world." --Publishers Weekly"Despite continual frustration with everyday life in Moscow (her search for a washing machine, for example, takes on the fervor of a quest for the Holy Grail), Cidylo retains her sense of humor and makes every effort to adapt. She aptly sums up a foreigners perspective when she writes, Many of us dont realize just how ill prepared for life we are until we arrive in Russia." --Library Journal"The best of this falls new travel books..." --New York Times Book Review, "Best Travel Books of 2001" Review Quote "Young women are particularly avid travelers. And they seem to be edging out their male counterparts: the 16-year-old daughter of a friend just went to France for a month with a school group composed of 28 girls and 4 boys. One can hazard a few guesses why this might be so: traveling is a subspecies of self-improvement, and a voyage out is not infrequently also a voyage of self-discovery, one that requires a lot of navel-gazing and journal-writing, activities that most young men, unless theyre aspiring rock stars, are disinclined to pursue. Of course, older women also hit the road, and at any age women experience the adventure of foreign places differently from men. There are universal constants: every woman traveling solo is harassed in the same manner the world over. So common are the questions, the answers should be included in their own section in every Berlitz phrase book. "Do you have a boyfriend?" "Do you want a boyfriend?" "Do you want to [insert lewd gesture here]?" On the other hand, few people are intimidated by a woman alone, so doors -- and hearts -- are opened to her more often. The best of this falls new travel books offer proof of all these arguments through a lively sampling of female pespectives. Details ISBN089733745X Author Lori Cidylo Short Title ALL THE CLEAN ONES ARE MARRIED Language English ISBN-10 089733745X ISBN-13 9780897337458 Media Book Format Paperback Year 2016 Imprint Academy Chicago Publishers Subtitle And Other Everyday Calamities in Moscow Place of Publication Chicago, IL Country of Publication United States Pages 254 NZ Release Date 2016-04-01 UK Release Date 2016-03-30 Publisher Academy Chicago Publishers Publication Date 2016-03-30 DEWEY 947.086092 Audience General US Release Date 2016-03-30 AU Release Date 2016-07-07 Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:136566897;

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