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Memoirs of 1984
Yuri Tarnopolsky
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Description for Memoirs of 1984
Hardback. Once a Soviet scientist, Tarnopolsky became a refusnik activist arguing the right to emigrate. As a result, he spent the year of 1984 in a Siberian labour camp. Scenes of camp life are interspersed with essays on topics such as the Russian mentality, moral choices, and modern Jewish problems. Num Pages: 252 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVU; 3JJPN; BGA; JFSR1; JPVH; JPVR. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
A former Soviet scientist and political prisoner now living in America, Yuri Tarnopolsky tells the story of his quest to understand Russia. In 1983 he was tried on charges of defaming the Soviet system: he had become a refusenik activist who defended the right to emigrate. He spent the Orwellian year of 1984 in a Siberian labor camp, and he compares Orwell's predictions with reality. As a scientist, Tarnopolsky is interested in broader facts and generalizations. He supports the view that Soviet communism was a natural continuation of Russian history. Tarnopolsky describes the pyramidal structure of Soviet society, its ... Read more
A former Soviet scientist and political prisoner now living in America, Yuri Tarnopolsky tells the story of his quest to understand Russia. In 1983 he was tried on charges of defaming the Soviet system: he had become a refusenik activist who defended the right to emigrate. He spent the Orwellian year of 1984 in a Siberian labor camp, and he compares Orwell's predictions with reality. As a scientist, Tarnopolsky is interested in broader facts and generalizations. He supports the view that Soviet communism was a natural continuation of Russian history. Tarnopolsky describes the pyramidal structure of Soviet society, its ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
252
Condition
New
Number of Pages
252
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780819191977
SKU
V9780819191977
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Reviews for Memoirs of 1984
Here is the struggle of a man who was ready to change single-handedly the policies and rules of the Soviet Union and who was ready to suffer the consequences in the universal struggle for freedom and human rights.
Zafra Lerman, Columbia College, Chicago His moving and highly personal story recounts in vivid and touching detail his struggle to maintain ... Read more
Zafra Lerman, Columbia College, Chicago His moving and highly personal story recounts in vivid and touching detail his struggle to maintain ... Read more