Black Girl in Moscow a Memoir

Can you imagine one day being on an airplane flying from your hometown in the USA to the city of Moscow in the Soviet Union? Well its not a story you hear very often but it happened to an African-American college student from Brooklyn New York - with extended family in the deep south - who traveled to Moscow Russia during the Cold War to rip the runway! Atlanta-based author and playwright Jacqueline Clay Chester spent seven weeks in Russia as a runway model for the American National Exhibition in Moscow. The twice daily fashion shows were a major attraction offering thousands of Russians a glimpse of life in the United States. How did Jacquelines life experiences prepare her for this awesome adventure? What reaction did her family have to such a journey? As an African American would she find acceptance? Did Russia have a double standard when dealing with issues of race? If English was not spoken and Russian was not understood what common thread united the two cultures? Black Girl in Moscow A Memoir by Jacqueline Clay Chester speaks about her experiences as a visitor to Russia during one of the most volatile times in history and like opening the Matrovskia dolls the memories unfold one after the other!