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Keep Forever : Gulag Memoirs by Aleksandr Sokolenko (2012, Trade Paperback)
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Keep Forever, they stamped on his prison files, and Keep Forever is what we must do with these stories. Title Keep Forever. Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. Format Paperback.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCreateSpace
ISBN-101475246897
ISBN-139781475246896
eBay Product ID (ePID)164734925
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Book TitleKeep Forever : Gulag Memoirs
Number of Pages156 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2012
TopicHistorical
GenreBiography & Autobiography
AuthorAleksandr Sokolenko
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight8.5 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
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SynopsisIn the freezing nights of a labor camp, fiftyprisoners "settle in like herring in a barrel,tightly nuzzled next to each other, andsomeone among them would cover the restwith clothing". And then the night-timestoryteller begins his tale. Aleksandr Sokolenko's four true stories of lifein the Soviet camps detail a world of bafflingcatch-22s, but also of intense community.From farm work to timber-driving, wrestlingmarmots to runaway brides, the daily realitycaptivates. Vivid characters fill the pages: the agedmerchant Semyonov's rich life history and wryacceptance ("At least here, they can't arrestyou"); the thief-king who tries to break freefrom his followers; the high-society orphanwho turns barbering into an art; and theinept, vicious Captain Ivanov. Stepping backto narrate their stories as well as his own,Sokolenko offers us a broader picture of theUSSR and its history, as lived by his fellowinmates. The human suffering is blunt and clear - scurvy,starvations, injustice, drownings - but whatlingers is a sense of humans' capacity forkindness and boundless talents. Keep Forever , they stamped on his prison files, and Keep Forever is what we must do with these stories., In the freezing nights of a labor camp, fifty prisoners "settle in like herring in a barrel, tightly nuzzled next to each other, and someone among them would cover the rest with clothing". And then the night-time storyteller begins his tale. Aleksandr Sokolenko's four true stories of life in the Soviet camps detail a world of baffling catch-22s, but also of intense community. From farm work to timber-driving, wrestling marmots to runaway brides, the daily reality captivates. Vivid characters fill the pages: the aged merchant Semyonov's rich life history and wry acceptance ("At least here, they can't arrest you"); the thief-king who tries to break free from his followers; the high-society orphan who turns barbering into an art; and the inept, vicious Captain Ivanov. Stepping back to narrate their stories as well as his own, Sokolenko offers us a broader picture of the USSR and its history, as lived by his fellow inmates. The human suffering is blunt and clear - scurvy, starvations, injustice, drownings - but what lingers is a sense of humans' capacity for kindness and boundless talents. Keep Forever , they stamped on his prison files, and Keep Forever is what we must do with these stories.
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