Ivan Petrov: Russia Through a Shot Glass

by C.s. Walton, C. S. Walton

Release Date: December, 2001

Edition: Paperback

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bukoski meets gogol

This is an absurd rollicking romp, a tale of imagination and drinking. What more could you ask for? This is incredible, literary nonfiction!

Ivan This book will make you start or stop drinking. Great!

The big personal question facing everyone in life is how to live. In the former Soviet Union the choices were none too many. The life and times of Ivan Petrov is a portrayal of state interfence run amok. It's also about a person too far gone to care. Drunk as a skunk and stumbling through the wasteland of the country, Ivan tells it like it was with his eyes bleary and swollen but still wide open. At times, I was horrified reading this book. At other times I laughed out loud. That's the great part about it. Despite his dire cirmcumstances, there was still a sense of humor about his given situation. The whole book speaks to the human condition. It makes you consider your own life and the choices you've made. An excellent primer and first hand look at the former Soveit Union. I loved this book!