Gorgeously illustrated with Wangenheim's personal archive of nature sketches and letters home, the artwork adds depth and emotional dimension to this personal history For fans of 20th century Russian and European history, as well as readers interested in the forgotten figures of history, as well as the resonances between our own time and totalitarians of history Perhaps most memorable, moving, and tragic is meteorologist Wangenheim's staunch faith throughout his time in the gulag in Stalin, his tireless conviction that he was accidentally imprisoned and would soon be freed once the "mix-up" was realized