{"product_id":"stepchildren-of-mother-russia-boris-draznin-9781887563901","title":"Stepchildren of Mother Russia: The Story of a Jewish Family","description":"In this fascinating family memoir, Draznin reconstructs the experiences of his and his wife's families under Soviet rule. It's a dramatic, event-filled history that exemplifies many of the experiences of Soviet Jews throughout the 20th century. Draznin's paternal grandfather, Moshe, was a Communist Party aide--but that didn't save him from eventual arrest on the charge of being a spy for the West. The horrors of growing up Soviet are exemplified by Draznin's father, Nahum, who saw a schoolmate praised for turning in his father as an enemy of the state. And during WWII, Nahum was sent to a military penal colony as a deserter. For anyone whose family, like Draznin's, survived life in the U.S.S.R., or anyone interested in how Jews lived there for seven decades, this is an enlightening and moving personal history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Boris Draznin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1887563903\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781887563901\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Schreiber Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.00w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/13\/2004","brand":"Boris Draznin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45482534502655,"sku":"9781887563901","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4b0fb4ab-6af8-4d22-a65a-7c972e7d6556.jpg?v=1715998816","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stepchildren-of-mother-russia-boris-draznin-9781887563901","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}