Out of Line: Growing Up Soviet
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (922 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0887768032 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-31 |
| Language | : | English |
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It meant family life lived in two small rooms, but a family life that was rich in love and laughter. Until they could leave on the hair-raising journey that would eventually bring them to Indiana, she was publicly shamed and cut off, but she never lost her affectionate and clear-eyed view of her homeland. It meant endless lineups in the cold — lineups enlivened by poetry and paranoia. Her descriptions of life in that grand and beleaguered city are by turn hysterical and heartbreaking. When Tina turned fifteen, the government, desperate for foreign wheat, traded “undesireables” for food, and that meant that many Jewish families like Tina’s could leave. Although the Iron Curtain is gone, the memory of the high drama, tragedy, and comedy that was life in the Soviet Union remains. This brilliant collection of memories is an unforgettable look behind what was the Iron Curtain; at a way of life that was reality for millions of people in the twentieth century.. She was born in Kiev and grew up feisty, bright, and funny in a tiny flat with her parents and her older sister. It meant trying to escape all-seeing eyes, especially tho
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