They Took My Father - 9780816643363
Un libro in lingua di Mayme Sevander Laurie Hertzel edito da Univ of Minnesota Pr, 2004
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"Mayme Sevander and Laurie Hertzel tell a poignant tale of a hidden corner of U.S. and Soviet history. Tracing the hopes and hardships of one family over two continents, They Took My Father explores the boundaries of loyalty, identity, and ideals." -Amy Goldstein, Washington Post"What makes Mayme's story so uniquely-almost unbelievably-tragic is that her family chose to move from the United States to the Soviet Union in 1934, thinking they were going to help build a 'worker's paradise.' They found, instead, a deadly nightmare." -St. Paul Pioneer Press"This gripping and timely book traces the beginnings of communism not as dry history but as a fascinating personal drama that spreads across Russia, Finland, and the mining towns of Upper Michigan and the Iron Range of Minnesota. . . . An important and largely ignored part of history comes alive in one woman's story of her tragic family, caught up in the all-consuming struggle of the twentieth century." -Frank Lynn, political reporter, New York TimesMayme Sevander (1924-2003) was born in Brule, Wisconsin, and emigrated with her family to the Soviet Union in 1934.Laurie Hertzel is a journalist at the Minneapolis Star Tribune.
Informazioni bibliografiche
- Titolo del Libro in lingua: They Took My Father
- Sottotitolo: Finnish Americans in Stalin's Russia
- Lingua: English
- Autori : Mayme Sevander Laurie Hertzel
- Editore: Univ of Minnesota Pr
- Collana: Univ of Minnesota Pr (Paperback)
- Data di Pubblicazione: 01 Gennaio '04
- Genere: HISTORY
- Argomenti : Political persecution Russia (Federation) Karelia History Immigrants Russia (Federation) Karelia Biography Finnish Americans Russia (Federation) Karelia Biography
- Pagine: 208
- Dimensioni mm: 228 x 146 x 12
- ISBN-10: 0816643369
- EAN-13: 9780816643363