Imperium

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Imperium is a non-fiction book by Polish journalist Ryszard Kapuściński that chronicles his travels and observations across the Soviet Union during its final decades and collapse.

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Imperium canonical 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf non-fiction book
travel literature
author Ryszard Kapuściński NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Poland
describes Soviet bureaucracy
Soviet imperial legacy
Soviet peripheries
Soviet propaganda
Soviet republics
borderlands of the Soviet Union
ethnic diversity of the Soviet Union
life in the Soviet Union
political repression in the USSR
religion in the Soviet Union
social conditions in the USSR
genre political non-fiction
reportage
travel writing
hasPart essays
travel reports
hasPerspective Polish observer of the USSR
critical of totalitarianism
eyewitness account
hasTranslation English
multiple languages
influencedBy Polish school of reportage
languageOfWorkOrName Polish
literaryMovement Polish reportage school NERFINISHED
mainSubject Russian Empire NERFINISHED
Soviet Union NERFINISHED
Soviet history
collapse of the Soviet Union
post-Soviet transition
totalitarianism
narrativeForm first-person narrative
notableFor blend of journalism and literature
first-hand observations of the Soviet collapse
insight into Soviet imperial structures
originalLanguage Polish
publicationPeriodDescribed collapse of the USSR
early post-Soviet years
late Soviet era
publisher Czytelnik NERFINISHED
setting Soviet Union NERFINISHED
post-Soviet states
timeOfWriting late 20th century
post-World War II period
workExampleOf literary reportage

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Seth Numrich notableWork Imperium