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| Author: Eugene Yelchin | Illustrator: Eugene Yelchin |
EARN 10 SUPER POINTS!
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Henry Holt & Co
ISBN-10: 0805092161
ISBN-13: 9780805092165
Buy.com Sku: 219182701
Publish Date: 9/27/2011
Dimensions:
(in Inches) 7.5H x 6L x 0.75T
Pages:
160
Age Range:
13 to 16
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| In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, ten-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values, and beliefs. |
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Ten-year-old Sasha Zaichik longs to be one of Stalin's Young Pioneers, and believes with all his heart in the dictator's beliefs and ideals. Sasha's father is a member of the secret police, and the boy worships him. However, just as Sasha is about to become a Young Pioneer, a series of events utterly transform his life and call into question everything he's ever believed. With black-and-white illustrations and a thoughtful author's note.
Ten-year-old Sasha Zaichik longs to be one of Stalin's Young Pioneers, and believes with all his heart in the dictator's beliefs and ideals. Sasha's father is a member of the secret police, and the boy worships him. However, just as Sasha is about to become a Young Pioneer, a series of events utterly transform his life and call into question everything he's ever believed. With black-and-white illustrations and a thoughtful author's note.
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Breaking Stalin's Nose 1 MY DAD IS A HERO and a Communist and, more than anything, I want to be like him. I can never be like Comrade Stalin, of course. He's our great Leader and Teacher. The voice on the radio says, "Soviet people, follow our great Leader and Teacher--the beloved Stalin--forward and ever forward to Communism! Stalin is our banner! Stalin is our future! Stalin is our happiness!" Then a song comes on, "A Bright Future Is Open to Us." I know every word, and, singing along, I take out a pencil and paper and start writing. Dear Comrade stalin, I want to thank you personally for my happy childhood. I am fortunate to live in the soviet Union, the most democratic and progressive country in the world. I have read how hard the lives of children are in the capitalist countries and I feel pity for all those who do not live in the USSR. They will never see their dreams come true. |
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