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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Imperium canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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travel literature ⓘ |
| author | Ryszard Kapuściński NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Poland ⓘ |
| describes |
Soviet bureaucracy
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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
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reportage ⓘ travel writing ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essays
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travel reports ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Polish observer of the USSR
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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
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Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet history ⓘ collapse of the Soviet Union ⓘ post-Soviet transition ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of journalism and literature
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first-hand observations of the Soviet collapse ⓘ insight into Soviet imperial structures ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Polish ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodDescribed |
collapse of the USSR
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early post-Soviet years ⓘ late Soviet era ⓘ |
| publisher | Czytelnik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Soviet Union
NERFINISHED
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post-Soviet states ⓘ |
| timeOfWriting |
late 20th century
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post-World War II period ⓘ |
| workExampleOf | literary reportage ⓘ |
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Subject: Imperium Description of subject: 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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