{"product_id":"as-i-was-burying-comrade-stalin-9781476680200","title":"As I Was Burying Comrade Stalin","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e   Arkady Polishchuk came of age in Stalin''s Russia, in the turbulent times before, during and after World War II. His love for the Soviet dictator persisted for years until Polishchuk, a 19-year-old Jew, was not admitted to the university. In 1952, he learned about the preparations for mass deportation of Jews to Siberia.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   He celebrated Stalin''s death in 1953--but state oppression dominated his life as before. As a young reporter for the Kostroma regional newspaper, he met with destitute plowmen, teenage milkmaids and former prisoners turned woodcutters, and wrote about them. When his satirical flair outraged a Communist Party secretary, the KGB initiated a  political case against him and he fled to avoid persecution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e   His memoir describes his painstaking journey toward mental and spiritual liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart One: Mother Russia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Cow in My Room and Other ­Well-Established Facts of My Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThere Is No God, but the Devil Frightens Me Every Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe School of Life and Russian Blood in Jewish Cookies\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePapa Goes to Fight Germans; I Go to Weed Tobacco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWaiting for German Bombs on the Roof of My House\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlight from Moscow\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Favorite Horse Groom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Blitzkrieg Against Germans\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExciting Activities Outside of School Boredom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Love Life During the War and After the Victory\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to Become a Philosopher\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Two: Stepmother Russia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlma Mater in the Days of the Dying God\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Most Influential Writer in My Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTravel to True Russia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGranny's Log House\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Journey into the Forest's Depths\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Unhealthy Interest in Former Prisoners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen You Chop Wood, Chips Fly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdventures in the Wilderness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart Three: The Road to Rebellion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNot Newsworthy Events\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Village in the Midst of Swamps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Questionable Activities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe World Youth Festival; or, How Hollywood Tried to Destroy Russia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Rise of the Adventurer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMy Life with a Gravedigger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Fall of the Adventurer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Most Dangerous Assignment\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"McFarland \u0026 Co Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040470991191,"sku":"9781476680200","price":20.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781476680200.jpg?v=1750946860","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/as-i-was-burying-comrade-stalin-9781476680200","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}