A Soviet Journey by the South African activist and novelist Alex La Guma (1925-1985) is one of the longest and most substantive accounts of the USSR by an African writer. It is a rare and important document of the antiapartheid struggle and the cold war period.

Christopher J. Lee is associate professor of history at Lafayette College.

Foreword by Ng¿g¿ wa Thiong'o
Preface by Blanche La Guma
Acknowledgements
A Note on Edits and Annotations
Introduction: Anti-Imperial Eyes
Prologue
Chapter One: Flashbacks
Chapter Two: The Footsteps of Alexander
Chapter Three: The Big Sky
Chapter Four: The Golden Road
Chapter Five: A Giant of Great Promise
Chapter Six: Harvest Home
Epilogue