Midnight in Siberia

David Greene, host of NPR's "Morning Edition," sets out to discover the "real Russia" by heading cross-country on a train through Siberia, stopping along the way to visit the towns and speak with the people who inhabit them. Greene's narration is reflective and pleasantly relaxed. Since he spent two years based in the Russian bureau of NPR and is narrating his journey with his sidekick and translator, Sergey, Greene is able to impart additional emotion to the stories where appropriate, having lived through the experiences firsthand or listened directly to the people telling their stories. The result is an eye-opening look at modern-day Russia and the Russian character, both in the big cities and in the countryside. S.E.G. © AudioFile 2014, Portland, Maine