Initially, the book discusses how it was researched, formed, and collaborated on. It then gives some history of Russia, the Czars, and the contemporary relationship between Russia and the United States. It also provides some background on the effects of the Russian Revolution, and how it literally revolutionized even the Cyrillic alphabet and spelling. Then we meet Isadore Weiss, the author of the manuscript, "Looking Back", the centerpiece around which the book is formed. Isadore gives a unique personal view and descriptive account of World War One and the Russian Revolution from a child"s perspective. The child, Isadore Weiss provides fascinating insights into the economics, living conditions, and religious practices of the Jewish community of Minkovitz in the Ukraine. The reader also gets a rare insight of the community"s reaction to the first cars, trains, and airplanes ever seen by people in that region. Contrary to popular thought, we also see the excellent relationship between the Jewish Community of Minkovitz and the German occupying troops who made toys and gathered firewood for the homes of the people with which they boarded. One can also experience the artillery and hand to hand combat of Simon Petlura"s Russians with the Bolsheveiks led by Leon Trotzky which took place in Minkovitz. Later we learn of how Isadore and his family were arrested while being smuggled out of Russia and their time in prison. Then we see how they successfully escaped and fought hunger and poverty until they reached Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the Promised Land. Later we learn of the contributions Isadore made in the USA after graduating with honors from the University of Pittsburgh as a Federal investigator as he overcame the barriers of a new language and anti-Semitism. Это и многое другое вы найдете в книге Looking Back (Isadore Weiss)