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The author does an excellent describing the experiences of her family. I was "shocked" when I read in your response, Michael J. Brady "shake the can.

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If I remember correctly, MJB coffee was very good. Thanks for the memory One person found this helpful. I couldn't put it down. The book is based on Sonechka's journals and shows what a beautiful young, intelligent woman and brave woman experienced during the Russian Revolution and her journey to Shanghai and then America. This story is very similar to what my grandparents experienced and I really appreciate all the background and historical information that was included in this story.

I am going to share it with my family. I have read many books about White Russians in Shanghai. This one truly illustrates the courage these people displayed in the face of terrible trials.

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Good for everyone to read This was a very interesting account of a little known to Americans period in Russian history and the Japanese invasion of China, the White Russians decimation at the hands of the Bolsheviks first with Lenin and later with Stalin. The story is a true account taken from the author's mother's diary, and reset historically accurate by their current research.

It was especially wonderful that during this It was especially wonderful that during this period in history, Sonechka kept a journal and recorded so much information. This is a wonderful story of how some people suffered a lot and really had a difficult life.

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Get to Know Us. English Choose a language for shopping. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. Preview — Russian at Heart by Olga Hawkes. In freezing mid-winter Moscow, , Sonechka Balk queues to view Lenin's body. She is not there to pay homage, but to see the man whose revolution has stolen her youth. The Russian revolution left the orphaned Sonechka destitute and destroyed her idyllic life in the Crimea.

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Forced to work for Lenin's secret police, the Cheka, she experienced the full horror of the revolut In freezing mid-winter Moscow, , Sonechka Balk queues to view Lenin's body. Forced to work for Lenin's secret police, the Cheka, she experienced the full horror of the revolution. She hoped to reach Shanghai and then join her brother in America. Because of new American emigration laws this was not possible.

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In Shanghai Sonechka became one of the thirty thousand White Russian exiles, shunned and abhorred by the rest of the world. Wounded in the Civil war, Vladimir was evacuated to Constantinople Istanbul. After numerous adventures he arrived in Shanghai where he worked for the French authorities as an interpreter.

During the Japanese occupation Sonechka's remarkable resourcefulness enabled the family to survive. In the widowed Sonechka fled Shanghai with her two daughters to America. Her dream of reaching America was finally fulfilled.

This book is co-authored by Olga and John Hawkes from the incredible legacy of memoirs and stories left to Olga by her mother Sonechka. Olga and John have brought the neglected Russian diaspora in Shanghai alive.

Kindle Edition , First edition , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Russian at Heart , please sign up. Lists with This Book. Mar 06, Omega Writers rated it really liked it. The story spans her life - from a privileged early childhood in the Crimea, through the horrors of the Bolshevik regime then to life in Japanese occupied Shanghai during WWII and eventually to a new life in the USA in , The book details the pain, misery, suffering and resourcefulness of a proud people needing to forge a new identity but at the From our CALEB reviewers: The story spans her life - from a privileged early childhood in the Crimea, through the horrors of the Bolshevik regime then to life in Japanese occupied Shanghai during WWII and eventually to a new life in the USA in , The book details the pain, misery, suffering and resourcefulness of a proud people needing to forge a new identity but at the same time determined to retain and preserve all that it means to be Russian at heart.

The sacrifices and indignities that were forced on these people are hard to imagine. Russian at Heart is educational and should appeal to any who have a Russian heritage or who want to understand what happened in Russia during the Revolution. What it means to be Russian means much more to me now that I have some understanding of the suffering of the White Russian community. Aug 06, Sue Stokes rated it really liked it.

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The Russian revolution changed countless lives and the story of the White Russian refugees in Shanghai has engendered many myths and legends. Within this book lies the brutal and inspirational truth of desperate times and pragmatic solutions achieved at a human level. Illustrations and documentation make the historical associations clear to the reader while the narrative is clear — sometimes tragically so. I enjoyed this book and would recommend it as a worthy read for anyone interested in the human side of those turbulent times.

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