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Eva Zeisel: A Soviet Prison Memoir

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Eva Zeisel’s recounting of 16 months in a Soviet prison, 1936-37, at the beginning of the Stalinist purges. It includes original NKVD documents related to Zeisel’s case, such as questionnaires and interrogation transcriptions. Also contains photos, poems written while she was in prison, 40 year old audio recordings of Eva recalling her time in prison, and video clips of her return visit , in 2000, to the Lomonosov factory in St. Petersburg where she had worked 63 years before.

127 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 23, 2019

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January 3, 2020
Eva Zeisel's courage and cheerful optimism in the face of overwhelming misery is inspirational. Arrested without cause and imprisoned without trial, she kept her spirits up as much as possible and gained wisdom beyond her years. The story of the rest of her life includes creating beautiful useful things for the world to enjoy. Her life is definitely worth knowing.
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