Riding Through War and Peace

An Englishman's horseback journey through Russia, Ukraine, Belarus and Romania during summer 2014. Departing Moscow as the Crimean conflict unfolds, Michael Pugh travels through wildflower meadows and monasteries, encounters local characters and horses, joins Belarus's Kupala festival, explores Polish and Jewish heritage sites, and crosses Romania's Austro-Hungarian landscape. A story of hospitality, regional beauty and geopolitical tension during a critical moment in Eastern European history. 288 pages.