Travels In Russia: The Four And A Half Adventures Of A Nervous Novice

THIS IS THE STORY of the overcoming of a mid-life crisis. Such crises can take many forms and for Landers it meant breaking away from a life of safe routine into a life of exploration, exploration of Russia, the largest country on earth, a physical exploration, an exploration of its history and an exploration of its people. As he travels on the Trans-Siberian Railway, on the rivers Don and Volga, into old, ancient Russia and also to St Petersburg and just missing a trip into the Russian wilderness, he also touches on an inward journey of self-discovery, shaking off the fears and anxieties with which he had been beset.