From Behind the Red Line: An American Hockey Player in Russia

by Tod Hartje

Book Overview

Here is a fascinating story of a young Harvard-educated varsity jockey star, who travels to Russia in the dying days of the Soviet Union to play elite league hockey. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0025485016
• ISBN13: 9780025485013
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
• Length: 242 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.8" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Great Read

This is a fabulous book for hockey fans of all ages and even for non-hockey fans just interested in some Soviet history. The book details what it was like for a Harvard-educated young man to find himself in the midst of the Cold War. It is fascinating to learn about how the Soviets trained and the difficult environment that they lived in. The book truly makes one appreciate living here as we see how difficult it was for the author to live in the Soviet Union. The book is easy to read and very funny in places. I highly recommend it.