ASIN: B0089MXRII
Publisher: Amazon.com Services LLC
Pages: 121
Childhood can be a magical and innocent time oblivious to political regimes and problems. And that's what these twelve nostalgic short stories strive to convey. Most books about Russia and the Soviet Union focus on discussion of politics, stories of food shortages, or lack of democratic freedoms in red Russia. This collection of short stories portrays everyday experiences of a young girl growing up in the Soviet Union of the 1970's: before the break-up of the socialist block, before Putin, and before the day when the red flag of the Soviet Union became history.This book of short childhood memories takes the readers on a journey of a year in the life of a Russian girl. Each story recounts a memorable experience of each month of the year, and each month becomes a story of its own. The short stories in this book reverberate with the deep bonds of family as the readers get to know an ...
