About the Author

Leonid Shagalov is well known in the former USSR as a professional folk dancer and a dance teacher. The events in the book are clearly recalled thanks to his personal diaries kept at the time and his own photographs. He shares his impressions of several countries he visited during his worldwide tours with the Beriozka State Dance Company, from Moscow, Russia, USSR.

The events described in the book, seeks to bring the impressions of foreign trips and convey the unique atmosphere of each country, consciously or unconsciously drawing comparisons with his native country.