Project Gutenberg 2009-08-03 Public domain in the USA. 66 Roland Holst-Van der Schalk, Henriette 1869 1952 Roland Holst-van der Schalk, Henriëtte Goverdina Anna Roland Holst, Henriëtte Holst, Henriette van der Schalk Roland Schalk, Henriette Roland Holst-Van der Schalk, Henriette Roland Holst van der Uit Sowjet-Rusland: Beelden en beschouwingen Produced by André Engels and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Uit Sowjet-Rusland: Beelden en beschouwingen" by Henriette Roland Holst is a travel narrative and political commentary written in the early 20th century. The work explores the author's journey to Soviet Russia during a time of profound social and political transformation following the Russian Revolution. It tackles themes of revolutionary ideals, the harsh realities of living conditions in Soviet society, and personal reflections on the hope and despair witnessed during this period. The opening of the narrative sets the tone for Roland Holst's journey, beginning with her hesitation as she contemplates crossing a precarious plank to embark on her travels to Russia. As she navigates the challenges of obtaining a visa in a gloomy atmosphere filled with uncertainty, her determination slowly solidifies. Her observations in Berlin reveal a profound sense of unease regarding the conditions she will encounter, particularly among the war-injured and impoverished citizens there. Upon finally boarding a ship filled with fellow revolutionary travelers, she reflects on the excitement mingled with anxiety surrounding their arrival in the new socialist landscape of Soviet Russia, hinting at the mixture of hope and disillusionment that will characterize her experiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) nl Women -- Soviet Union -- Social conditions Soviet Union -- Description and travel Soviet Union -- Social conditions HX Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Sociology Browsing: Travel & Geography 347523 347532 2024-09-12T15:03:59.866010 2023-09-13T07:08:07.707102 text/html text/html 345383 2021-01-05T09:46:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 129055 2021-01-05T09:46:43 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 206647 2024-09-12T15:04:07.604080 application/epub+zip 210636 2024-09-12T15:04:02.872102 application/epub+zip 204415 2024-09-12T15:04:01.750092 application/epub+zip 460284 2024-09-12T15:04:11.308007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 431317 2024-09-12T15:04:06.756013 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 361208 2022-09-13T16:09:08.170547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 317772 317686 2024-09-12T15:03:59.300079 2023-09-13T07:08:07.148135 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 316587 2021-01-05T09:46:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 122777 2021-01-05T09:46:43 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19525 2024-09-12T15:04:11.449993 application/rdf+xml 22527 2024-09-12T15:04:02.120008 image/jpeg 4626 2024-09-12T15:04:01.938071 image/jpeg 200140 2024-09-12T15:03:59.900029 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia nl.wikipedia