The Russian Heart: Days of Crisis and Hope

by David C. Turnley

For two months before, during and after the coup that toppled the Communist government, the author travelled the Soviet Union taking photographs of a society in turmoil. He used his camera and journal to create this book, which is both intimate and epic.

Genres: Photography

141 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1992

About the author

David C. Turnley is an American photographer. He won the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for photography for images of the political uprisings in China and Eastern Europe, the World Press Photo Picture of the Year in 1988 for a photo taken in Leninakan after the devastating Armenian earthquake and again in 1991 for a picture of a U.S. Sergeant mourning the death of a fellow soldier during the Gulf War, as well as the Overseas Press Club Robert Capa Gold Medal. He has been a runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize in photography four times.His twin brother is Peter Turnley.