{"product_id":"i-will-die-in-a-foreign-land","title":"I Will Die in a Foreign Land","description":"In 1913, Igor Stravinsky's\u003ci\u003e The Rite of Spring\u003c\/i\u003e premiered at the new Théâtre de Champs-Elysées in Paris. The work so perplexed audiences that a riot broke out. \"Only a Russian could do that,\" says Aleksandr Ivanovich. \"Only a Russian could make the whole world go mad.\"\u003cp\u003eA century later, in November 2013, thousands of Ukrainian citizens gathered at Independence Square in Kyiv to protest then-President Yanukovych's failure to sign a referendum with the European Union, opting instead to forge a closer alliance with President Vladimir Putin and Russia. The peaceful protests turned violent when military police shot live ammunition into the crowd, killing over a hundred civilians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Will Die in a Foreign Land\u003c\/i\u003e follows four individuals over the course of a volatile Ukrainian winter, as their lives are forever changed by the Euromaidan protests. Katya is a Ukrainian-American doctor stationed at a makeshift medical clinic in St. Michael's Monastery; Misha is an engineer originally from Pripyat, who has lived in Kyiv since his wife's death; Slava is a fiery young activist whose past hardships steel her determination in the face of persecution; and Aleksandr Ivanovich, a former KGB agent, climbs atop a burned-out police bus at Independence Square and plays the piano.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Katya, Misha, Slava, and Aleksandr's lives become intertwined, they each seek their own solace during an especially tumultuous and violent period. The story is also told by a chorus of voices that incorporates folklore and narrates a turbulent Slavic history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile unfolding an especially moving story of quiet beauty and love in a time of terror, \u003ci\u003eI Will Die in a Foreign Land\u003c\/i\u003e is an ambitious, intimate, and haunting portrait of human perseverance and empathy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Two Dollar Radio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48175436234941,"sku":"BS-TC0-387301","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781953387301-HD.jpg?v=1787140123","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/i-will-die-in-a-foreign-land","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}