In Russian Wonderland provides a bird's eye view of what life was truly like in the country which ushered in the first "workers' paradise" - the Soviet Union. The author documents his daily personal interactions with average Soviet citizens over a six-month period, reminding older Americans of why we sought to contain communism, as well as providing a cautionary warning to young people of the dangers inherent in concentrating too much power in too few hands. The book is an up close and personal look at the realities of life under socialism and describes what can happen to a society which opts for it.