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The Lost Pianos of Siberia: Sophy Roberts on her expedition across Russia


The Lost Pianos of Siberia: Sophy Roberts on her expedition across Russia
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The Lost Pianos of Siberia: Sophy Roberts on her expedition across Russia
For three years, travel writer Sophy Roberts crossed Russia in search of its pianos, each with a connection to its country’s tragic history and cultural soul
Published:
April 2, 2021 at 8:37 am
In 2015, I spent a few happy weeks staying with friends in Mongolia’s Orkhon Valley near Karakorum, the site of the historic capital of Genghis Khan’s colossal former empire, not far from the border with Siberia. My friends – a German filmmaker, Christopher Giercke, his Mongolian wife, Enke, and their three children – live in the valley during the warmer months i ....

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