Historias reales de gente que añora vivir bajo la tiranía
For hundreds of years, Bulgarian gypsies trained bears to dance, integrating them into their families and taking them on road tours. At the beginning of this century, with the fall of communism, they were forced to release them into a wildlife refuge. But even today, when bears see a human, they still stand up on their hind legs to dance. Witold Szabłowski uncovers extraordinary stories of people across Eastern Europe and in Cuba who, like the dancing bears of Bulgaria, are now free, but seem nostalgic for the time when they were not. His stories hitchhiking in Kosovo as it declares its independence, discussing Stalin with tourist guides at the Stalin Museum, sleeping in London's Victoria Station with a homeless Polish woman, or taxiing Cubans who fear for life. by Fidel Castro, offer a fascinating portrait of social and economic upheaval, and a look at the challenges of freedom and t...read more
