Unexplained Mysteries

In review: Footprints in the Snow

August 20, 2007 |  0 comments
Image Credit: "Footprints in the snow: Tales of haunted Russia" is an intriguing compilation of ghost stories collected together by author James L. Choron during his time in Russia. A lot of work has gone in to accurately gathering together these stories, some of which are very much a part of Russian culture and have been told for many years. The stories are divided up in to nine categories for easy browsing; there are ghost stories here about military men and "phantom armies" which are sighted long after the war is over ( see "Legion of the damned" ), individuals who still carry out the same actions as they did when they were alive ( see "Life goes on" ) and many other categories of stories ranging from stories of specific haunted locations ( see "Haunted places" ) to stories of children who's presence can still be felt long after their untimely demise ( see "A little child shall lead them" ). Some of the stories are quite short and each is independent of the others so this book is great for picking up for a quick read if you have a few minutes to spare.There is a lot to be learned about the role of ghost tales in western culture by reading such a varied and concise collection of stories from Russia, most of these stories are not widely known in the English speaking world so a lot of these you will not have heard about before. Many of them provide interesting glimpses in to the way in which tales of the paranormal fit in to Russian culture and history, the war time stories centred around phantom soldiers and armies is particularly interesting in that regard.

We'd recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the paranormal or to anyone who simply likes a good ghost story. Some of the stories in here really make you think, anyone who reads it will find that they have their own personal favourite - mine has got to be "Music of the night", have a read of it and find out which yours is.
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