“Lisa Dickey has chosen an inspired way to tell a most fascinating story about the evolution of modern Russia. Bears in the Streets is brilliant, real and readable.”

– Former U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright

“Dickey weaves a lively, heartfelt, and engrossing account spanning a dramatic period of Russian history.  Her tales from Vladivostok to Moscow remind us of the human element so often obscured by geopolitics – an important contribution at a critical moment for Russia and the world.”

– Ambassador William J. Burns, President, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

“BEARS is impossible to put down. Fueled by a deep curiosity and with the skilled eye of a world class journalist, Dickey peels back superficial stereotypes and shares her discoveries and her surprises. ”

– New York Times best selling author Rick Smolan, creator of the “Day in the Life” book series

“Lisa Dickey’s sharply realized memoir is a meditation on time, friendship and the boundaries we create as well as those we cross. In thoughtful, often-hilarious, and always page-turning prose, she brings us with her across Russia over the course of twenty years. At a moment where the incurious lead political conversations, Dickey’s simple act of engagement is a radical one.”

― Sarah Wildman, journalist and author of Paper Love: Searching for the Girl My Grandfather Left Behind

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