Home Biographies and Memoirs They Took My Father: Finnish Americans in Stalin’s Russia ISBN-10 0816643369, ISBN-13 978-0816643

They Took My Father: Finnish Americans in Stalin’s Russia

What a great book, one of my all time favorites. The author demonstrates, from start to finish, the true meaning of "sisu". Sisu is a uniquely Finnish characteristic which cannot be translated adequately to english. Grit or guts are the closest eng...

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Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press; First edition edition (January 15, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0816643369
ISBN-13: 978-0816643363
Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.4 x 9 inches
Amazon Rank: 1074140
Format: PDF Text djvu book

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"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-tragic is that her family chose to move from the United States to the Soviet Union in 1934, thinking they were g...

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