Silence Was Salvation

Description:

Roughly ten million children were victims of political repression in the Soviet Union during the Stalinist era, the sons and daughters of peasants, workers, scientists, physicians, and political leaders considered by the regime to be dangerous to the political order. Ten grown victims, who as children suffered banishment, starvation, disease, anti-Semitism, and trauma resulting from their parents{u2019} condemnation and arrest, now freely share their stories. The result is a powerful and moving oral history that will profoundly deepen the reader{u2019}s understanding of life in the U.S.S.R. under the despotic reign of Joseph Stalin. --Provided by publisher.

subjects: Stalin, joseph, 1879-1953,  Children, soviet union,  Children, social conditions,  Soviet union, biography,  Soviet union, politics and government, 1917-1991,  Political prisoners,  Interviews,  Biography,  Politics and government,  Political purges,  History,  World War, 1939-1945,  Social conditions,  Communism,  World war, 1939-1945, soviet union,  Social aspects,  Political science,  Social history,  World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924,  Children,  Anecdotes,  World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924 (uri) http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01180924