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The Matryoshka Memoirs
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Author : Sasha Colby
language : en
Publisher: ECW Press
Release Date : 2023-09-12
The Matryoshka Memoirs written by Sasha Colby and has been published by ECW Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
A granddaughter explores the story of her Ukrainian grandmother’s survival of Hitler’s forced labor camps Irina Nikifortchuk was 19 years old and a Ukrainian schoolteacher when she was abducted to be a forced laborer in the Leica camera factory in Nazi Germany. Eventually pulled from the camp hospital to work as a domestic in the Leica owners’ household, Irina survived the war and eventually found her way to Canada. Decades later Sasha Colby, Irina’s granddaughter, seeks out her grandmother’s story over a series of summer visits and gradually begins to interweave the as-told-to story with historical research. As she delves deeper into the history of the Leica factory and World War II forced labor, she discovers the parallel story of Elsie Kühn-Leitz, Irina’s rescuer and the factory heiress, later imprisoned and interrogated by the Gestapo on charges of “excessive humanity.” This is creative nonfiction at its best as the mystery of Irina’s life unspools skillfully and arrestingly. Despite the horrors that the story must tell, it is full of life, humor, food, and the joy of ordinary safety in Canada. The Matryoshka Memoirs takes us into a forgotten corner of history, weaving a rich and satisfying tapestry of survival and family ties and asking what we owe those who aid us.
6 511 Miles From Derbent
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Author : Tatyana Clark
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-02-06
6 511 Miles From Derbent written by Tatyana Clark and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-02-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The exact distance between Derbent, Russia, and Logan, Utah, is 6,511 miles. That may be hard for a child to comprehend, but Tanya would always joke with her parents that if they made her mad, she was going to pick up and move to the United States of America. No one paid attention to her. In fact, as Tanya grew older, everyone discouraged her from setting her sights on the U.S.A.and they even claimed that it was not possible. But the girl from a remote town by the Caspian Sea in the Caucus Mountains region of the Russian Federation would overcome everyones doubts and earn a full athletic scholarship to Utah State University. In this memoir, she tells the dramatic story of how big ambitions led her from being a girl with limited opportunities in the U.S.S.R. and post-communist Russia to a successful woman with a loving family in the United States. If youre interested in the social history of the Soviet Union and Russia, enjoy reading memoirs of immigrants, or simply love inspirational stories, then you need to read 6,511 Miles from Derbent. I would especially like to thank my friend, Jon P, for his help in Proof-Reading my story. Vasiliy Kuznetsov of Moscow, Russia for advising and interviewing me through the process. My husband and my children for their support and love.
Matryoshka
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Author : Katherine Johnson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018-10
Matryoshka written by Katherine Johnson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10 with categories.
When Sara Rose returns to live in her recently deceased grandmother's Tasmanian cottage, her past and that of her mother and grandmother is ever-present. Sara's grandmother, Nina Barsova, a Russian post-war immigrant, lovingly raised Sara in the cottage at the foot of Mt Wellington but without ever explaining why Sara's own mother, Helena, abandoned her as a baby. Sara, a geneticist, also longs to know the identity of her father, and Helena won't tell her. Now, estranged not only from her mother, but also from her husband, Sara raises her daughter, Ellie, with a central wish to spare her the same feeling of abandonment that she experienced as a child. When Sara meets an Afghani refugee separated from his beloved wife and family, she decides to try to repair relations with Helena - but when a lie told by her grandmother years before begins to unravel, a darker truth than she could ever imagine is revealed. Matryoshka is a haunting and beautifully written story about the power of maternal love, and the danger of secrets passed down through generations.
The Writers
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Author : P. K. Winston
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-02-20
The Writers written by P. K. Winston and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-02-20 with categories.
Set in pre-Communist Russia, an old man writes his final manuscript - a play about a young author trying to pen his first novel. The novel tells of African explorers and their adventures. All stories converge into a poignant, memorable conclusion. This novel explores the meaning of happiness in one's life.
Henry Kissinger The Complete Memoirs E Book Boxed Set
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Author : Henry Kissinger
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2013-09-24
Henry Kissinger The Complete Memoirs E Book Boxed Set written by Henry Kissinger and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-24 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This ebook boxed set includes 3 complete memoirs of Henry Kissinger, detailing his life and work. White House Years: One of the most important books to come out of the Nixon Administration, White House Years covers Henry Kissinger’s first four years (1969–1973) as Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. Years of Upheaval: This second volume of Henry Kissinger’s monumental memoirs covers his years as President Richard Nixon’s Secretary of State (1972–1974), including the ending of the Vietnam War, the 1973 Middle East War and oil embargo, Watergate, and Nixon’s resignation. Years of Upheaval opens with Dr. Kissinger being appointed Secretary of State. Years of Renewal: This third and final volume of memoirs completes a major work of contemporary history. The third & final volume begins with the resignation of Nixon and takes the reader through the years of Ford's administration, in which Kissinger continued to play a decisive role. Years of Renewal is the triumphant conclusion of a major achievement and a book that will stand the test of time as a historical document of the first rank.
The Matryoshka Doll
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Author : Eugenia Miroshnikoff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2022-04-28
The Matryoshka Doll written by Eugenia Miroshnikoff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-28 with categories.
THE MATRYOSHKA DOLL IS A MEMOIR DEPICTING ONE FAMILY'S STRUGGLES AND TRIUMPHS. Tatiana is the daughter of a Russian Imperial Colonel, Ivan Georgievitch Savin; and finds her family is swept into the ravages of the Russian Revolution and the Civil War that follows. Tatiana's idyllic life is altered forever. The 1917 Revolution sweeps through Russia setting in motion the political and social reforms that lead to the formation of the Soviet Union. With the downfall of Imperial Russia, Ivan takes his family out of Russia. They journey to Harbin in China with devastating and heartbreaking events across the trail, leaving three children destitute. The terror of Communism comes to Harbin when the Soviet Russian Army liberates Harbin from Japanese rule. Tatiana, now married with children, is about to relive the horrors of Communism once again. They flee to Brasil to start a new life and survive the agony of their past. A decade later, Communism becomes a threat in Brasil. My mother, Tatiana again flees with us to find sanctuary and hope somewhere safe. At the age of fourteen, I leave my beloved Brasil behind, and I am catapulted into an unknown world. This is a chronicle of my own beautiful life in China, Brasil and now in Australia, thanks to my courageous family and the unthinkable sacrifices made to survive... "A classic tale of truth and pain through decades of family history that seems too real to be true and too sad to be considered anything else...a narrative of heartfelt words that draws you in like hypnotic road accidents and then leaves you suspended in held breath with every page that flips past you...wonderful and inspiring..." Karen, Indiebook reviewer
The Memoir Of Toussaint Louverture
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Author : Philippe R. Girard
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2014-02-28
The Memoir Of Toussaint Louverture written by Philippe R. Girard and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-28 with History categories.
Here is an annotated, scholarly, multilingual edition of the only lengthy text personally written by Haitian revolutionary Toussaint Louverture: the memoirs he wrote shortly before his death in the French prison of Fort de Joux. The translation is based on an original copy in Louverture's hand never before published. Historian Philippe Girard begins with an introductory essay that retraces Louverture's career as a slave, rebel, and governor. Girard provides a detailed narrative of the last year of Louverture's life, and analyzes the significance of the memoirs and letters from a historical and linguistic perspective. The book includes a full transcript, in the original French, of Louverture's handwritten memoirs. The English translation appears side by side with the original. The memoirs contain idiosyncrasies and stylistic variations of interest to linguists. Scholarly interest in the Haitian Revolution and the life of Toussaint Louverture has increased over the past decade. Louverture is arguably the most notable man of African descent in history, and the Haitian Revolution was the most radical of the three great revolutions of its time. Haiti's proud revolutionary past and its more recent upheavals indicate that interest in Haiti's history goes far beyond academia; many regard Louverture as a personal hero. Despite this interest, there is a lack of accessible primary sources on Toussaint Louverture. An edited translation of Louverture's memoirs makes his writings accessible to a larger public. Louverture's memoirs provide a vivid alternative perspective to anonymous plantation records, quantitative analyses of slave trading ventures, or slave narratives mediated by white authors. Louverture kept a stoic façade and rarely expressed his innermost thoughts and fears in writing, but his memoirs are unusually emotional. Louverture questioned whether he was targeted due to the color of his skin, bringing racism an issue that Louverture rarely addressed head on with his white interlocutors, to the fore.
Memoirs Of A Gigolo My Early Years Continued
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Author : Lord Christian Halliday
language : en
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
Release Date : 2016-10-12
Memoirs Of A Gigolo My Early Years Continued written by Lord Christian Halliday and has been published by Page Publishing Inc this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-12 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Once again your quest to discover how my life as a gigolo began is bound between two covers. And, yes, all of the personal memoirs I’ve recounted have occurred in my life exactly as described, yet ala Mr. Robert Leroy Ripley’s famous words you may choose to “believe it or not.” On the other hand, perhaps my book’s provocative contents could prove a bit too much for you? While you’re pondering that determination I’ll reiterate that it was my mother whom envisioned my life should be lived as a gigolo and that my personal perception’s always been that living such a carefree lifestyle could lead to a fascinatingly splendid life, one filled with fun, adventure, excitement, and more. Fortunately for all my perception has proven to be spot on, which I’ve now chosen to share with you. My first book introduced you to my very unique upbringing and development of a stellar reputation. This novel, the second of my introductory trilogy, provides you with an even deeper level of insight. Thusly, if romance, intimacy and sensuality are all subject matters you find utterly captivating, then by all means please sally forth as I guarantee that your eyes will be opened wide and your imagination will find myriad new avenues to explore, along with intriguing places to visit and decadent experiences to revel in during your travels along the meandering, mesmerizing paths that compose these early memoirs of my life.
On The Estate
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Author : Mariamna Davydoff
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
On The Estate written by Mariamna Davydoff and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Russia categories.
"The stories and drawings are wonderfully matched, sharing a simplicity and wistfulness for a lost society, while vividly portraying a sense of life and leisure. The watercolors combine detail with whimsy." Library Journal
Russian Nesting Dolls
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Author : Dan Davies
language : en
Publisher: Infinity Publishing (PA)
Release Date : 2017-09-26
Russian Nesting Dolls written by Dan Davies and has been published by Infinity Publishing (PA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-26 with Fiction categories.
Our Hero in this Book Travels from Minor to Major Adventure, Resembling the Russian toy, Matryoska Dolls (Nesting Dolls) ur Hero is a Retired US Marine looking for something new to get into and boy did he fifi nd something that almost ended his life. He runs into many Unsavory characters in his Adventures. ThTh ese take him to Turkey, Bulgaria, Germany, Romania, Syria and Greece. He has to deal with Illegal Gun Running, Illegal Drugs, Murders, Kidnapping to the Weapons of Mass Destruction. You must read to the end because there is a twist that even he did not see coming.