Just after the iron curtain fell on Eastern Europe, Pulitzer winner John Steinbeck and the famous war photographer Robert Capa ventured into the Soviet Union in order to write an article for the New York Herald Tribune. This rare opportunity took the famous travelers not only to Moscow and Stalingrad , but also in the fields of Ukraine and the Caucasus.
The countryside and cities were destroyed by war and ravaged road transport and rail difficult . All families had suffered the consequences of conflict , and everyday life was adversely affected by the long years of occupation and struggle. But willful Soviet people was being rebuilt , and in the midst of hardship welcomed into their homes and their lives to Western journalists. This is not a book about political ideology. The elegant script of Steinbeck and Capa glossy photos capture the spirit of a people heroically working to...read more