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Photographer Simon Roberts travelled throughout Russia, for a year between July 2004 and August 2005, exploring the idea of the Russian 'motherland' and creating one of the most extensive photographic accounts of this vast country by a Westerner. His images are not cliched representations of a Russia ground down by poverty and despair; rather, he presents a beautiful and awe-inspiring land, with dignified people empowered by growing optimism. Intimate portraits of contemporary Russians show us a diverse people, united by a common sense of national identity, while breathtaking landscapes reveal the complexity of the country.

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a remarkable photo-essay - Robert McCrum, the Observer

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Simon Roberts was born in London in 1974 and studied human geography at the University of Sheffield. His Photography has been widely published throughout the world, including by the Sunday Times Magazine, Guardian Weekend, Details, Der Spiegel and Le Monde 2. Among many awards, Simon won the Sunday Times Magazine Ian Parry Prize in 1998. Motherland is his much-anticipated first book. Rosamund Bartlett, Lecturer in Russian in the School of Modern Languages at Durham University, is a leading expert on Russian history and literature. Her previous books include her biography of Chekhov Scenes From a Life (2004), and a new translation of Chekhov's short stories (2004).

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