Vagabond Causasus de Stephen Graham

Vagabond Causasus

Stephen Graham

First published in 2006. This book by Stephen Graham is a supremely unique take on travel through Russia and the Caucasus. Graham takes to the road in a modest fashion, with a bag and his camera at his side. As he arrives in Moscow not long after the Russian Revolution in 1917 he is not welcomed with open arms. Instead, Graham is greeted by a group of soldiers as he walks down the street and is arrested. He recounts this experience, as well as every moment of his time spent 'vagabonding' across the Caucasus with glorious detail. His photographs to accompany the text capture the fleeting moments of this politically heated time in Russia with candid accuracy. This momentous work is not to be overlooked by anyone interested in travel or history, or anyone with a taste for an unconventional account of the land of the Caucasus.

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PROLOGUE: HOW I CAME TO BE A TRAMP, I. ROBBED IN THE TRAIN, II. CHRISTMAS IN LITTLE RUSSIA, III. MUMMERS AT A COUNTRY HOUSE, IV. AT UNCLE'S, V. AMONG MOSCOW STUDENTS, VI. LOVE US WHEN WE ARE DIRTY, FOR EVERYONE WILL LOVE US WHEN WE ARE CLEAN, VII. A NIGHT AT A SHRINE, VIII. THE DAY AFTER THE FEAST, IX. A MUSHROOM FAIR IN LENT, X. DEPARTURE FROM MOSCOW, XI. THE COMING OF SUMMER IN THE CAUCASUS, XII. THE EPISTLE TO THE CAUCASIANS, XIII. A MOUNTAIN DAWN, XIV. AMONG THE INGOOSHI, XV. THE IKON NOT MADE BY HANDS, XVI. AT A MILL ON THE TEREK, XVII. THE GORGE OF DARIEL, XVIII. AT A VILLAGE INN, XIX. THROUGH SNOW AND ICE, XX. LAVRENTI CHAM KHOTADZE, XXI. ON THE ROAD TO TIFLIS, XXII. A TWO-HUNDRED-MILE WALK, XXIII. CLIMBING INTO WINTER, XXIV. A NIGHT IN A KOUTAN, XXV. OVER MAMISON, XXVI. ARRESTED, XXVII. FIVE DAYS UNDER ARREST, XXVIII. MR ADAM, XXIX. THE BAPTIST CHAPEL, XXX. THE WOMAN WHO SAW GOD, XXXI. ALI PASHA, XXXII. THE SORROWING MAN, XXXIII. THE CUCUMBER FAIR, XXXIV. OVER THE CAUCASUS, EPILOGUE: THE HORIZON, APPENDIX: How TO GET ABOUT - A CHAPTER FORPROSPECTIVE TOURISTS, INDEX