In the Web of History

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OGVAM Books

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491_9781949748017

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In the Web of History is an engaging odyssey of a family—one of millions—caught in the whirlwind of catastrophic historical events and warssweeping across 20th century Russia and the Soviet Union. It bringsto life the not-so-distant past—it documents how history, the Russianrevolution, the Communist Party, the Bolsheviks’ totalitarian dictatorialregime, and Stalin’s bloody terror influenced and shaped the family’s fate.It is a rich source for memoir readers who value an authentic voice ofreal people sharing their thoughts, aspirations, and struggles to overcomeadversities in their lives.It is a storehouse for inquisitive readers who choose to immerse themselvesin the world of historical memoirs to discover details of daily life,customs and traditions that have been lost with time and vanished fromthe memory of new generations.And there is a rare bonus for history lovers, history buffs, and historians—the unique insight of Nikita Khrushchev’s teacher into his politicallyformative years as a communist politician and a rising Party Leader.In the Web of History is a treasure of up-close, intensely personalaccounts of Russian and Soviet Union history as lived, documented, andremembered in detail by the Gladky family—whose name is Legion. Thesaga of the Gladky family—of the new intelligentsia—who, from the RussianRevolution, the savage bitterness of Civil War, the Bolshevik dictatorship,and Stalin’s persecutions, became pawns of history.

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