Ivan Petrov: Russia Through a Shot Glass »

The story of Ivan Petrov is a true story. C.S. Walton met Ivan Petrov in a city in the West in 1996. Over the course of two years he told Walton his life story. It is the story of a man who, in the face of complete social collapse, chose to be a wandering drunk.

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It's hard to classify Ivan Petrov: blending travel, history, cultural observation and politics, this tells of vagabonding in Russia during its last days as part of the Soviet Union. Issues of alcoholism, social change and nostalgia blend in this unusual guide.