Bestie, uomini, dei. Il mistero del re del mondo

This is very exciting, moving from one adventure to another much like an Indiana Jones movie. While I have doubts about the truth of everything said in the book it does give flesh to the turmoil in East Asia that followed the Bolshevik Revolution in the early 20th century, not in Russia as the offic Leggi tutto

Ossendowski was the witness of one of the worst event occured in the last century. Whatever political idea you stick up for, the devilish incursions and the bloody actions used to spread the principles of the Communist revolution, to create a new Russia where all the traditions have been swept away, Leggi tutto

"In the heart of Asia lies the enormous, mysterious and rich country of Mongolia. From somewhere on the snowy slopes of the Tian Shan and from the hot sands of Western Zungaria to the timbered ridges of the Sayan and to the Great Wall of China it stretches over a huge portion of Central Asia. The cr Leggi tutto

Захватывающее путешествие по Сибири, Алтаю и Монголии спасающегося от большевиков (а вернее сказать - прорывающегося с боем!) воина-авантюриста. Приведены реальные воспоминания о бароне Унгерне. Внутренняя кухня русско-китайско-монгольских отношений. Миф об Агарте и Царе Мира. Зарисовки дикой природ Leggi tutto

This was ultimately, a great adventure story, that was born out of the author’s escape from the Red tyranny that ensued at the tail end of the Russian Civil War. He detailed his harrowing journeys out of Russia, into Mongolia, and the surrounding regions, while attempting to dodge Red Army forces, s Leggi tutto

Incuriosita dalla citazione che ne fa Terzani, mi sono procurata questo libro semisconosciuto che invece dovrebbe occupare un posto di primo piano tra i libri di viaggio e non solo. Scritto in un inglese abbastanza semplice, più efficace che letterario dato che non era la lingua madre dell'autore, ri Leggi tutto

Libro sicuramente troppo sopravvalutato, inizia come i più classici romanzi d'avventura, ma pian piano le continue peregrinazioni dell'autore tendono a girare sempre negli stessi luoghi, stancando così il povero lettore. Nel sottotitolo di copertina poi, si accenna al mistero del Re del Mondo, argom Leggi tutto

Extremely readable, adventuresome, exciting. Ossendowski is clearly a self-promoting egotist—not to say that his travelogues are baldly untrue, but he smacks a little too much of The Hero according to his own pen. Baron Ungern and the mysterious Mongolian superhero avenger (Tushegoun Lama) were some Leggi tutto