Journey to Russia

When Miroslav Krlea traveled through Russia for six months between the end of 1924 and the beginning of 1925, the celebrated Croatian writer was there to figure out what it all meant. The sprawling country was still coming to terms with the events of the 1917 revolution and reeling from Lenins death in January 1924. During this period of profound political and social transition, Krlea opened his senses to train stations, cities, and villages and collected wildly different Russian perspectives on their collective moment in history.Krleas impressionistic reportage of mass demonstrations and jubilant Orthodox Easter celebrations is informed by his preoccupation with the political, social, and psychological complexities of his environment. The result is a masterfully crafted modernist travelogue that resonates today as much as it did when first published in 1926.