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Pyotr Patrushev

interpreter, author, broadcaster

Pyotr Patrushev

Pyotr Patrushev worked for the BBC in London and as a science writer in Munich and San Francisco. He published numerous articles in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Australian and worked for the Australian radio and television.

He is the author of 4 books: "Project Nirvana: How the war on drugs was won", "Sentenced to Death", a memoir about his escape from Russia to Turkey (published in Russia in 2005, due in English in 2015), "The Transcendent Ape" (due in 2015), and "Buddha's Balalaika" (collected writings 1964-2014, due in 2015).

Listen to Conversations with Richard Fidler and Pyotr Patrushev on ABC radio, 10 June 2015

Videos about Pyotr:

The Man Who Swam From Russia. Part one

The Man Who Swam From Russia. Part two

The Man Who Swam From Russia. Part three

The Man Who Swam From Russia. Part four

About Pyotr

Pyotr's author's page on Amazon

“The life of Russian translator and interpreter Pyotr Patrushev is the stuff adventure stories are made of...Pyotr is a fascinating, an extraordinary man, a great Australian.” (link) Richard Fidler, ABC Radio National. (listen)

"A wildly imaginative book. Amazing tales..." (link) Robyn Williams, ABC Radio National. (read interview)

"Patrushev's novel brings the visions of Orwell and Huxley together." Michael McGirr, The Sydney Morning Herald

"A unique escapee story. Pyotr Patrushev: Russia." SBS Radio - Audio Stories. (listen)

Interview with Pyotr Patrushev, Illawarra Mercury (Fairfax) (read interview)

"Get engrossed into the atmosphere of a real adventure: true and deadly dangerous." Ex-Magazine

"This is the extraordinary roller coaster of his life story full of courage, drive and occasional let down." SBS Radio

"Pyotr Patrushev is one of the most famous escapees from the USSR." Radio Liberty

Various articles published in by Pyotr Patrushev

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Project Nirvana: How the war
on drugs was won

A kidnapped Indian guru becoming a chess wizard, a sexy Russian spy seducing an American security expert Richard Snowden, state-controlled drugs enhancing productivity when used with meditation… this and much more provide a practical recipe for reaching world peace while simultaneously ending the futile war on drugs...

Project Nirvana is a satire with cleverly concealed thought memes that will guide social and drug reform world-wide for years to come…

Read and download Nirvana free online