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Dog Doing Well: Stories from My Life in the Soviet Union

Dog Doing Well: Stories from My Life in the Soviet Union - Paperback

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Availability:In StockContributor:Sonya Vesterholt, Nina Sokol (Translator)Publish date:10/7/2025Pages:200
Language:EnglishPublisher:Cherry Orchard BooksISBN-13:9798887198286UPC:9798887198286Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Russia, Memoirs, ModernBook Topic:Soviet Era, 20th CenturySize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.45 inchesWeight:0.4409Product ID:SCG7KE33X4

In this poignant and darkly humorous memoir, Sonya Vesterholt recounts her experiences growing up in Leningrad during the Stalin era and the post-Stalin "thaw."

This collection of memories, stories, and jokes conveys personal experiences of historical events in the Soviet Union. Characters collide with the oppressive state espionage system that interferes in their personal lives and explore key moments from the author's childhood and youth. With both humor and bitterness, readers discover Sonya's routine heroism and resistance to state power as well as ironic details of everyday life. Under these circumstances, something as seemingly straightforward as a short message about the dog's health becomes a symbol of victory over fear and absurdity.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Cherry Orchard BooksISBN-13:9798887198286UPC:9798887198286Book Category:History, Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Russia, Memoirs, ModernBook Topic:Soviet Era, 20th CenturySize:8.00 x 5.00 x 0.45 inchesWeight:0.4409Product ID:SCG7KE33X4
Sonya Vesterholt is a memoirist, award-winning documentary film instructor, producer, film festival jury member, radio host and speaker, and art gallery owner. She came to Denmark from the USSR in 1970. Vesterholt has a degree in Russian language and literature, taught Russian at Copenhagen University, and interpreted for the Danish Refugee Council. She also studied creative production at the National Film School of Denmark. Her books are Hunden Er Rask (2011) and Kjærlighetslandet (2016).
Publisher: Cherry Orchard Books

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