Year of Award
2014
Document Type
Professional Paper
Degree Type
Master of Fine Arts (MFA)
Degree Name
Creative Writing (Nonfiction)
Department or School/College
Department of English
Committee Chair
David Gates
Commitee Members
Clint Walker, Nancy Cook
Keywords
Ranching, Russia, Montana, Cattle Industry
Publisher
University of Montana
Abstract
In the winter of 2010, a crew of Montana cowboys embarked on a journey to start a ranch on the Russian steppes. Traveling by truck, airplane and cargo ship, the cowboys took horses, cattle and every piece of ranching equipment they would need to train local villagers in the cowboy trade. The venture was aimed to help the Russian Federation rebuild a beef cattle industry that was decimated during the Soviet Union.
Recommended Citation
Bell, Ryan Thomas, "Comrade Cowboy" (2014). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 4259.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/4259
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