{"product_id":"one-ukrainian-summer-a-memoir-about-falling-in-love-and-coming-of-age-in-the-former-ussr-paperback","title":"One Ukrainian Summer: A Memoir about Falling in Love and Coming of Age in the Former USSR - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVIV Groskop\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA memoir that captivates and delights. Fabulous\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e' - Nina Stibbe\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAutumn 1993. The former USSR. Viv is about to turn 21 and is on a study year abroad, supposedly immersed in the language, history and politics of a world that has just ceased to exist: the Soviet Union.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Instead, she finds herself immersed in Bogdan Bogdanovich - the lead guitarist of a Ukrainian punk rock band. As the temperature drops, he promises that if she can get through the freezing Russian winter, he will give her \"one Ukrainian summer.\" But is he serious about her? Or is she just another groupie? At parties, gigs and dive bars, Viv and her new friends argue over whose turn it is to buy cigarettes, the best places to find Levi's jeans and whether beer counts as a soft drink. No-one debates the merits of speaking Ukrainian over Russian, the precise location of the border or the undeniable brightness of the future. Of course good times are here to stay. Because the Soviet Union is finished. Isn't it? A poignant and often comical account of coming-of-age in the time after the Cold War and before Putin, \u003ci\u003eOne Ukrainian Summer\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to a unique moment in history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eALL AUTHOR EARNINGS FROM THIS BOOK WILL BE DONATED TO PEN INTERNATIONAL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eViv Groskop \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning writer, comedian, playwright and broadcaster. She has two Masters degrees in Russian Studies and is a former judge of the International Booker Prize. She has had seven radio plays produced, and is the author of six books including \u003ci\u003eHow to Own the Room\u003c\/i\u003e (also a hit podcast with over two million downloads) and \u003ci\u003eThe Anna Karenina Fix\u003c\/i\u003e, an internationally best-selling guide to Russian literature. A contributing editor at Russian \u003ci\u003eVogue \u003c\/i\u003efor 10 years during the 2000s, she has spent extended periods of time in Kyiv, Odesa, Yalta, Moscow and St. Petersburg. A fluent Russian-speaker-in-rehab, she also speaks some Ukrainian and Surzhyk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45809413488837,"sku":"9781804184950","price":27.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/gVmZAOIAZY9781804184950.webp?v=1770943080","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/one-ukrainian-summer-a-memoir-about-falling-in-love-and-coming-of-age-in-the-former-ussr-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}