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A Mountain of Crumbs: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

Location(s): Russia
Genre(s): Autobiography/Memoirs
Era(s): 1900s
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Gorokhova’s beautiful understated portrait of her childhood … her evocation of her formidable mother – who asks Stalin personally for funds for a maternity ward, and gets them – is among the memorable gems...