Russia: The New Age  is a collection of articles, essays and photo-graphs by author Eric Douglas encompassing more than six months spent in Russia between 1993 and the present. It is a glimpse into the lives and thoughts of Russians as they lived through one of the most turbulent periods in their history. It includes essays and articles written in the 1990s along with articles and blog posts from the 2008 and 2010 when the author returned to Russia after 11 years of absence. The book includes nearly 100 photographs spanning that same 20 year period, including 30 images from the Russia, Coming of Age photography exhibit displayed in Russia, France and the United States. 

“I first traveled to Russia in January 1993, exactly 20 years ago. The Soviet Union had just broken up a year before and it was an incredible time, one that I described as the trip of a life time. It ended up influencing my entire life as it changed the direction of my work and has played a role in everything I have done since then,” Douglas said. “The most important thing I took away from that first trip, and every trip afterward, was the warmth, depth and genuine nature of the Russian people.”

Russia: The New Age is available as a Kindle ebook through Amazon for $6.99. You can find a link to the ebook on Douglas’ website www.booksbyeric.com or directly through Amazon.

Eric Douglas is an author, magazine columnist, blogger, documentarian and photographer. He first traveled to Russia in January 1993 and returned six more times after that, spending more than six months learning about Russian people and the culture.