Orphans of Communism I Am Your Prisoner For Life Ilya Polyak

This is the best book about Childrena??s Gulag. It contains three narratives. The first one, a??Orphans of Communisma??, is a historical overview of the orphana??s GULAG. Described are the barbaric laws, the scales of the catastrophe, the Russian criminal environment as a bearer of a special folklorea??the song and musical culture of the prisons and concentration camps. English translations some of these songs are provided. The second one is an adventure story a??I Am Your Prisoner for Lifea??. It is based on recollections from authora??s experience surviving at the Center for the Intake and Evaluation of Displaced Juveniles (DPR), situated in city Luga during 1946a??1948, after his parents were thrown into prison. The pictures of everyday reality go on: the stealing of food and clothes from starving children, humiliations, scuffles, bullying, assaults and batteries, sex and rape, which could be shocking even for those accustomed to Hollywood productions. The boy overcomes his terror, betrays, and denounces the ringleaders. According to the thiefa??s canons, a traitor must die, and the boy is punished by stabbing. He survives, escapes from the DPR, and finds his way to his mother"s prison camp. This book, with a fascinating plot and amazing, unconventional musical arts, was narrated in a way that nobody before had. The indissoluble alloy of orphana??s GULAG structure, its folklore, melodies, and songs appears as a genuine richness and thrilling material for film creators. This narrative is not only an almost forgotten page of the waifsa?? and straysa?? lives in Stalina??s time, but also a document of accusation. The third narrative is memoirs, presented in the form of miniature stories, of a very old woman, a refugee from Russia, who survived the Blockade of Leningrad, Stalina??s prisons, exile to Siberia, and the ordeals of her children and close relatives. Some photos and documents are included in this history. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Orphans of Communism I Am Your Prisoner For Life (Ilya Polyak)