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They Took My Father: Finnish Americans in Stalin's Russia
They Took My Father Finnish Americans in Stalin's Russia Author:Mayme Sevander, Laurie Hertzel "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?tragi... more »c 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 Times« less
ISBN-13: 9780816643363 ISBN-10: 0816643369 Pages:208 Edition:1st University of Mi Rating: