Borders Up!:Eastern Europe Through the Bottom of a Glass

by Vitali Vitaliev

Book by VITALII VITAL'EV

Genres: Nonfiction, Travel

368 pages, Paperback

First published August 13, 2014

About the author

Born in 1954.
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitali_V...

Reviews

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

Nice anecdotal travel journal. Some of the observation still apply today. What bothered me were the sloppy mistakes of foreign words and place names, as well as the truly Russian arrogance that shone through, especially in the Polish chapters (Vodka Auschwitz??).

[Superkermit · Rating 4 out of 5]

A funny book, with a somewhat nostalgic feel on the 1990s, and most of all a geniune very loving and respectful attitude towards the Ossies, Poles, Czechs, Slovaks, Hungarians, Bulgarians, Romanians, their histories, folklore and behaviors.

[Craig Albeck · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like to drink and travel, and again, I am fortunate in that I have travelled a fair bit around North America and Europe, so I appreciate what is being written. Actually wish I had the opportunity to repeat and update this journey.

[John · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked the author's sense of humor.