Melting Snow: An Irishman in Moscow - Tapa dura

During the early days of 'Perestroika' , the Irish Times sent the author, one of the best known and most respected journalists, to open a the first Irish newspaper bureau in Moscow. The book is a vivid account of his experiences, not just as a reporter and observer of the great events but also as a Kremlin watcher, cinemagoer, newspaper reader, shopper, man in the queue and devotee of Russia