A review by gesch
Imperium by Ryszard Kapuściński

5.0

An incredible read. It quickly transports the reader on a journey in through the whole USSR during three very different epochs. Kapuściński's writing excels in describing life in the most remote areas and narrates it with incredible beauty. During other moments he is able to describe the most cruel and terrifying situations without resorting to macabre or gory details. The best thing is all this comes with very sharp insights and conclusions of the events which happen around him.