The Geographer Drank His Globe Away

Alexei Ivanov’s novel “The Geographer Drank His Globe Away” tells the story of Viktor Sluzhkin, a young biologist who takes a job as a geography teacher at an ordinary school in Perm. The protagonist confronts the challenges of teaching, conflicts with students and colleagues, and personal troubles. The book explores themes of self-discovery, coming of age, responsibility, and human relationships set against the backdrop of post-Soviet reality in the 1990s.