A Different Degree
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A Different Degree

Memoirs of an Indo-Soviet Doctor

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eBook - ePub

A Different Degree

Memoirs of an Indo-Soviet Doctor

About this book

Winston Churchill defined Russia as "a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma". It was still the case when Hari Kumar left southern India and went behind the Iron Curtain in the seventies to study medicine at Peoples Friendship University, Moscow, USSR. Through the eyes of a man from a very different background and culture, Hari recounts his intimate observations of the lives and habits of the Russians; their joys, troubles, ambitions and hopes. It is a true story from a fascinating period in History delightfully told with an abundance of humour. A Different Degree gives you a remarkable insight to attempt to solve the riddle, unravel the mystery and understand the enigma that was the USSR.

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Table of contents

  1. Title
  2. Copyright
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Introduction
  5. A Short Appreciation by Joanna Lumley
  6. Foreword
  7. 1. The Telegram
  8. 2. Flight to Moscow
  9. 3. USSR Timeline
  10. 4. Quarantine
  11. 5. Preparatory Faculty
  12. 6. Winter Holidays
  13. 7. Red Square
  14. 8. Summer Holidays in the Sun
  15. 9. Childhood Memories
  16. 10. Boarding School
  17. 11. School Holidays at Home
  18. 12. Back to Boarding School
  19. 13. The Fortune Teller
  20. 14. First Year at Medical School
  21. 15. History of the USSR and Latin
  22. 16. Political Economics, Philosophy and Physical Education
  23. 17. General Medicine and Physics
  24. 18. Surgery on the Surgeon and Paediatrics (Study of Children’s Diseases)
  25. 19. ENT, Pathology, Ophthalmology
  26. 20. The Examination Season
  27. 21. Back Home on Holiday
  28. 22. Protest Demonstration and a Birthday Celebration
  29. 23. Sports and Public Holidays in the USSR
  30. 24. Music and Karate
  31. 25. Shortage of Consumer Items
  32. 26. A trip to Georgia and Azerbaijan
  33. 27. Part-time News Reader at Moscow Radio
  34. 28. All Are Equal, but Some Are More Equal
  35. 29. London and Paris
  36. 30. The Great Vysotsky
  37. 31. Driving, Psychiatry and Skin and Venereal Diseases
  38. 32. Obstetrics and Gynaecology and the Russian Language
  39. 33. The Final Exams
  40. 34. Orthopaedic Training and Moscow Olympics
  41. 35. Farewell to Moscow
  42. 36. Return to Moscow
  43. 37. Back at the Alma Mater
  44. 38. Visiting a Moscow Apartment and Tracking Down an Old Friend
  45. 39. Back in Red Square, Moscow Tour and to the Sanatorium
  46. 40. Comparison of Life in Russia During Soviet Times and Today
  47. References
  48. About the Author