In 1934 Russia invited many Finnish-American couples to accept jobs in Karelia, Russia. In 1941, the Stalin purges resulted in the arrest and death of many from that community. Lauri and Sylvi escaped only to discover distrust at home.
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An Incredilbe Surprise for an History Illiterate,
By Judy Nyhus (St. James Ciry, FL) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Karelia (Perfect Paperback)
This was an interesting story about an era in American and Soviet history about which I and most people are unaware, told from the perspective of two people who lived the story. It's a warm, human story of a young idealistic couple traveling from the American depression to a new country, Karelia, a Russian province, to create the perfect society and their disillusionment when the Stalin regime dashed any prospect of achieving that dream.
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nifty book,
This review is from: Karelia (Perfect Paperback)
the guy who wrote the book was the brother of one of my aunt's very dear friends. she let me borrow it a few weeks ago and i got a big kick out of it because i'd heard stories of the people involved, specifically the sister, irja. i'd recommend it to anyone who likes hearing stories from relatives. this wasn't written like a technical history book. it was written like your grandparents are sitting around one day giving you their history.
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