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"The Burning Edge". It's a book he wrote under a pseudonym - haven't read it but people seem to think it's good.

Yes he does. https://www.amazon.com/BURNING-EDGE-TRAVELS-THROUGH-IRRADIATED-ebook/dp/B07C56KSV1/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=THE+BURNING+EDGE%3A+TRAVELS+THROUGH+IRRADIATED+BELARUS+%28English+Edition%29&qid=1565005122&s=gateway&sr=8-1

Quite a short read but a really enjoyable one!

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/BURNING-EDGE-TRAVELS-THROUGH-IRRADIATED/dp/1980787514/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=burning+edge+travels&qid=1563665656&s=gateway&sr=8-1

He wrote it under a pseudonym.

I think Mr. Bald is a Soviet apologist and has some sort of link to the region. He speaks fluent Russian and has spent a great deal of time there. It has even been rumored that 'Mrs. Bald' is of Belarusian descent. He actually wrote this book under a pseudonym about his travels through Belarus. He had nothing but shining accolades for post-war governments in the region and praised them for being hard on progressive issues like immigration and equal rights for LGBTQ communities. In his Russia vlogs has gone into some detail about his admiration of Putin and his hard stance on organized crime that plagued Russia in the early 90s. I am willing to bet Bald isn't critical of Trump, given Trump's close ties to Putin and Russia, the lifting of sanctions on Russia, and Trump attempting to normalize Russian relations with the west.

I am no fan of Trump, Russia, or Putin, so it was kind of a shocker. It makes me feel conflicted about giving B&B views. He is also pretty close with travel vlogger Harald Baldr, who is a big libertarian and shares a lot of semi-questionable material that encroaches on European Nationalism and white pride. Some of the comments he makes on social media bemoan. the "Islamification" or "Africanization" of Europe. It is very hard to tell if they are being sarcastic or if they are serious.

This vlog really rubbed me the wrong way because of that shit. Right after pretending to step on a picture of President Obama, he went on about how people need to branch out of their home countries and see the big picture. How can a guy who thinks that way support a world leader that preaches for closed borders and isolationism?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/BURNING-EDGE-TRAVELS-THROUGH-IRRADIATED/dp/1980787514/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

Want more context about her situation as an Old Believer in Siberia? Why an old woman would choose to live so far away from people for so long? Look for the book "In Siberia" by Colin Thurton (Good Reads, Amazon).


One woman's story is anecdotal, but the history behind it is what makes this worldnews.

Yeah it's a good site, remember to advertise his book with an Amazon link. THE BURNING EDGE: TRAVELS THROUGH IRRADIATED BELARUS https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1980787514/ref=cm\_sw\_em\_r\_mt\_dp\_U\_4zxtDbY69VW6W

>https://www.amazon.co.uk/BURNING-EDGE-TRAVELS-THROUGH-IRRADIATED/dp/1980787514

Um, according to what I see his book is dedicated to a dude named Igor.

Thanks for the information!

I've already learned about Ford Museum in Dearborn and Hwy 1 from the book by 2 Russian writers who repeated the journey made by another Russian writers, Ilf and Petrov, back in the 30s. They described it in an amazing book, so if you're intersted in how USA looked like back in the 30s from a foreigner's point of view, it's a must-read.