One Steppe Beyond: Across Russia in a VW Camper

By Thom Wheeler

Traveling across the former Soviet Union is a challenge at the best of times--doing so in a dilapidated VW is just that much more of an adventure A chance job offer at a timber yard in Estonia gives Thom and his old pal Jo a taste for the unknown. So when Uncle Tony asks them to drive to Vladivostok for another job, they can't think of a good reason why not. The result is a classic caper across the former Soviet Union in Max, a rusty old VW camper. Knowing little of the language or the geography ahead, they embark on probably the longest commute ever, encountering corrupt officials, film star mechanics, and over-friendly gangsters. Far off the tourist trail, they bear witness to the collapse of one nation and the birth of a new one during the free-for-all that was Russia in the 1990s.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1849531560
• ISBN13: 9781849531566
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: Summersdale
• Length: 297 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 8.2"