They Took My Father: Finnish Americans in Stalin's Russia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780816643363)

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

"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 going to help build a 'worker's paradise.' They found, instead, a deadly nightmare." --St. Paul Pioneer Press

"This gripping and timely book traces the beginnings of communism not as dry history but as a fascinating personal drama that spreads across Russia, Finland, and the mining towns of Upper Michigan and the Iron Range of Minnesota. . . . An important and largely ignored part of history comes alive in one woman's story of her tragic family, caught up in the all-consuming struggle of the twentieth century." --Frank Lynn, political reporter, New York Times

Author: Mayme Sevander
ISBN-10: 0816643369
ISBN-13: 9780816643363
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Language: English
Published: 01/15/2004
Pages: 208
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.08w x 0.49d