pickIn this fascinating, slim book, journalist Shaw explores how #Moldova, the poorest country in Europe, has struggle to find its footing since the breakup of the Soviet Union. It even includes an area the Russians consider their protectorate and a separate country, but which no one else recognizes. There‘s a bit about Romania here, too. I feel like a learned a ton. Highly recommend.
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squirrelbrain Sounds fascinating! You must be nearly finished with #readingeurope2020? 4y
BarbaraBB Oh this sounds good. Unfortunately I just bought another one for Moldova.![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
Bessarabian Nights 4y
Bessarabian NightsHooked_on_books @squirrelbrain I just finished Belarus as well, so 5 to go! My goal was roughly 4 books a month for the challenge, so I‘m right on target. 4y
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Suet624 That‘s strange....I wrote a very enthusiastic review of this book several years ago on Litsy and now it‘s gone. This is a local writer, a professor at a local college. I learned so much and really appreciated it. I‘m so glad you read it. 4y
Hooked_on_books @BarbaraBB That one sounds good, too. I suspect they‘d complement one another well. I would have liked for this one to include women‘s issues and it didn‘t, so that‘s a plus for your pick. 4y
Hooked_on_books @Suet624 I think he did a beautiful job with the book. I wonder if I came across it from your review. Very possible! 4y
squirrelbrain Great progress - and perfectly on target as well! 4y
Librarybelle Stacking! 4y
Suet624 I just went through 3 years of Litsy posts and found my posts about this book. I don‘t believe the book was in the database at the time so it was listed as “untitled”. I just fixed it. Now at least folks can see reviews from two people who liked the book! 4y
Hooked_on_books @Suet624 That‘s some good sleuthing! It must have been driving you crazy. I totally understand. 😉 4y
Suet624 It totally was driving me crazy. You get me!! 😂😂 4y
