The Silent Steppe

The Story of a Kazakh Nomad Under Stalin. The enthralling true story of a family living in Stalin's Russia, seen though the eyes of a young boy growing up in a family of Kazakh nomads. The author describes scouring the fields with his mother for a few ears of corn, and journeying alone across frozen [...]
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The Story of a Kazakh Nomad Under Stalin. The enthralling true story of a family living in Stalin's Russia, seen though the eyes of a young boy growing up in a family of Kazakh nomads. The author describes scouring the fields with his mother for a few ears of corn, and journeying alone across frozen rivers in the wolf-haunted steppe. This is a tale which chronicles the extremes of human behaviour in adversity, as officials feast on delicacies whilst those around them starve and collectivisation is ruthlessly imposed. Translated by Jan Butler.