“One day, someone selflessly pays for your visit to the doctor, and on another – they steal your last pair of shoes.”

“This is India – the kingdom of Shiva, the destroyer and the creator. The land of the sacred cow.”

“It is like poetry and prose on the pages of the Kama Sutra whose lovers have decided to follow asceticism.”

“A multidimensional country full of contradictions. Home to Om – the cosmic, silent Absolut.”

“One day, someone selflessly pays for your visit to the doctor, and on another – they steal your last pair of shoes.”

“This is India – the kingdom of Shiva, the destroyer and the creator. The land of the sacred cow.”

“It is like poetry and prose on the pages of the Kama Sutra whose lovers have decided to follow asceticism.”

“A multidimensional country full of contradictions. Home to Om – the cosmic, silent Absolut.”

Have you seen people in public wearing pajamas and slippers? Men with one super long thumb nail? Did you know that boiled tap water can cure any illness you suffer from, and cake can be eaten with a plastic glove? No?

In the Central State, you will pitch a tent on the sidewalk, or even… inside a building, whereas at the cinema, in addition to the smell of popcorn, your nose will detect a sultry stench of nicotine.

In China, everything is different – exotic, bizarre, hilarious. It is a country of paradoxes and uncanny phenomena you need to experience firsthand to believe.

Have you seen people in public wearing pajamas and slippers? Men with one super long thumb nail? Did you know that boiled tap water can cure any illness you suffer from, and cake can be eaten with a plastic glove? No?

In the Central State, you will pitch a tent on the sidewalk, or even… inside a building, whereas at the cinema, in addition to the smell of popcorn, your nose will detect a sultry stench of nicotine.

In China, everything is different – exotic, bizarre, hilarious. It is a country of paradoxes and uncanny phenomena you need to experience firsthand to believe.

“Russia out of Russia” constitutes an engrossing social insight into the world of Russian heritage present in the former Soviet states – Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan – where despite the ubiquitous ciut-ciut and aromatic pirożki unifying the nations, cultural distinctiveness is still alive.

Because of funny references to my first Chinese adventure, the reader will be able to see “Russia out of Russia” as a continuation of my voyage across Asia.
Craving thrills? In Kamchatka, a mud lake will turn out to be your bathtub. And a brown bear? Your neighbor with whom you will share not only tundra thickets, but also… your fridge.

“Russia out of Russia” constitutes an engrossing social insight into the world of Russian heritage present in the former Soviet states – Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan – where despite the ubiquitous ciut-ciut and aromatic pirożki unifying the nations, cultural distinctiveness is still alive.

“Because of funny references to my first Chinese adventure, the reader will be able to see “Russia out of Russia” as a continuation of my voyage across Asia.
Craving thrills? In Kamchatka, a mud lake will turn out to be your bathtub. And a brown bear? Your neighbor with whom you will share not only tundra thickets, but also… your fridge.