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035 _a(DE-B1597)9798887195148
035 _a(DE-B1597)684585
035 _a(OCoLC)1458759023
040 _aDE-B1597
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082 0 4 _a947.085/2092
_223//eng/20240315eng
084 _aonline - DeGruyter
100 1 _aRashkovsky, Dr. Karine
_eautore
245 1 3 _aAn Improbable Life :
_bMy Father's Escape from Soviet Russia /
_cDr. Karine Rashkovsky.
264 1 _aBoston, MA :
_bAcademic Studies Press,
_c[2024]
264 4 _c2024
300 _a1 online resource (208 p.)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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347 _atext file
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505 0 0 _tFrontmatter --
_tContents --
_tAuthor’s Preface --
_tReuven Rashkovky’s Preface --
_t1 In the Shadow of the War --
_t2 Slaughterhouse to University --
_t3 Army Days --
_t4 Back to University --
_t5 Hunger for Freedom --
_t6 Beyond Soviet Borders --
_tPhotographs --
_tAcknowledgments --
_tIndex
506 0 _arestricted access
_uhttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
_fonline access with authorization
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520 _aJust how improbable can one man's survival story be? From evading the KGB and disassembling a downed American plane to narrowly escaping a life sentence in Siberia, Reuven Rashkovsky’s story is a gripping tale of coming of age, searching for belonging, and daring to escape the tightly controlled Soviet regime. Relayed in his point of view by his daughter, Dr. Karine Rashkovsky, An Improbable Life tells the story of a man who has been at the center of some of the most dramatic and tumultuous events in modern history, from World War II to the Six-Day War to the collapse of the USSR, providing insight into the world of Soviet Jewry and the almost insurmountable obstacles to getting out. Filled with quirky, revealing anecdotes, An Improbable Life is a valuable historical resource for anyone intrigued by culture and identity in the Soviet Union from the last days of Stalin to the Brezhnev era and the paradox and perils of being outcast-and possibly heroic-in that time and place. With the return of a totalitarian, imperialist Russia, Rashkovsky’s story is all too relevant to today’s struggles. Here is an improbable true story of what can indeed, be possible.
538 _aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
546 _aIn English.
588 0 _aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 20. Nov 2024)
650 0 _aImmigrants
_zCanada
_vBiography.
650 0 _aJews
_zSoviet Union
_vBiography.
650 0 _aJews
_zSoviet Union
_xSocial conditions.
650 0 _aMathematicians
_zSoviet Union
_vBiography.
650 7 _aHISTORY / Russia / Soviet Era.
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653 _aCold War.
653 _aCollapse of the USSR.
653 _aDissident Movement.
653 _aHuman Rights.
653 _aKGB.
653 _aPolitical Oppression/Freedom.
653 _aPolitical liberation.
653 _aSix Day War.
653 _aSoviet Jewry Movement.
653 _aSoviet Jewry.
653 _aYom Kippur War.
653 _athe Iron Curtain.
850 _aIT-RoAPU
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1515/9798887195148
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9798887195148
856 4 2 _3Cover
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