Apples are from Kazakhstan - The Land that Disappeared - Christopher Robbins

Category: Education, Literature
Language: English
Keywords: Asia Cultural Historical History Kazakhstan Memoir Nonfiction Russia Travel Travelogue

Written by Christopher Robbins
Format: M4B
Unabridged

Closed to foreigners under Tsar and Soviet rule, Kazakhstan has remained largely hidden from the world, a remarkable feat for a country the size of Western Europe. Few would guess that Kazakhstan—a blank in Westerners’ collective geography—turns out to be diverse, tolerant, and surprisingly modern, the country that gave the world apples, trousers, and even, perhaps, King Arthur.