Soviet Adventures in the Land of the Capitalists: Ilf and Petrov's American Road Trip

by Lisa A. Kirschenbaum

In 1935, two Soviet satirists, Ilia Ilf and Evgeny Petrov, undertook a 10,000 mile American road trip from New York to Hollywood and back accompanied only by their guide and chauffeur, a gregarious Russian Jewish immigrant and his American-born, Russian-speaking wife. They immortalized their journey in a popular travelogue that condemned American inequality and racism even as it marvelled at American modernity and efficiency. Lisa Kirschenbaum reconstructs...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1316518469
• ISBN13: 9781316518465
• Release Date: April 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 354 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.1"