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Apr 30, 2019 · In one of the most momentous events of the Cold War, Svetlana Alliluyeva, the only daughter of the infamous Soviet despot Joseph Stalin, abruptly abandoned her life in Moscow in 1967, arriving in New York to throngs of reporters and a nation hungry to hear her story.
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May 1, 2019 · In the spring of 1967, Svetlana Alliluyeva, the only daughter and surviving child of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin, defected to the United States, leaving behind two children. On the final...
Jul 30, 2020 · In his sixth novel, The Red Daughter, novelist (and regular Beyond the Page host) John Burnham Schwartz imaginatively inhabits the life of Svetlana Alliluyeva (1926–2011), the only daughter of Joseph Stalin, who in his three decades as the tyrannical ruler of the Soviet Union was responsible for the deaths of more than 20 million people.
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In one of the most momentous events of the Cold War, Svetlana Alliluyeva, the only daughter of the infamous Soviet despot Joseph Stalin, abruptly abandoned her life in Moscow in 1967, arriving in New York to throngs of reporters and a nation hungry to hear her story.
Jul 1, 2019 · The following is from John Burnham Schwartz's novel The Red Daughter. Svetlana Alliluyeva, Joseph Stalin's daughter, abruptly abandons her life in Moscow in 1967, arriving in New York to throngs of reporters and a nation hungry to hear her story.
Jun 2, 2020 · Fact and fiction mingle seamlessly in a story of the defection and lonely wanderings of Josef Stalin’s only daughter. ”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “In this gripping historical novel about the defection of Stalin’s only daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, Schwartz explores the wider political context that sharpens private tragedy. . . .
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Leading up to her defection, Svetlana’s Indian lover died. The Party would never allow them to marry, but they gave her permission to travel to India to spread his ashes on the Ganges River. Svetlana leaves behind her two children, 16-year-old Katya and 21-year-old Josef, intending to return to Moscow.
