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UNINA9910824016703321 |
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Autore |
Sevander Mayme <1923-2003.> |
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Titolo |
They took my father [[electronic resource] ] : Finnish Americans in Stalin's Russia / / Mayme Sevander with Laurie Hertzel ; foreword by Tom Morgan |
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Minneapolis ; ; London, : University of Minnesota Press, 2004 |
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ISBN |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (208 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Political persecution - Russia (Federation) - Karelia - History |
Immigrants - Russia (Federation) - Karelia |
Finnish Americans - Russia (Federation) - Karelia |
Finnish American communists |
Soviet Union Politics and government 1936-1953 |
Karelia (Russia) Biography |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Originally published: Duluth, Minn. : Pfeifer-Hamilton Publishers, 1992. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Map of Soviet Karelia; Foreword; Acknowledgments; You Must Remember; Big Red, Little Red; The Little Communist; Pioneers Again; Filled with Hope; Wanting to Belong; They Took My Father; The Dark Days; Enemy of the People; A Grave Injustice; Trusted to Serve; Too Late for Mother; No Tears Left; To Know the Truth; Faces from the Past; Afterword |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A riveting memoir of one family's struggle under a totalitarian regime."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 |
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