An American Family in Moscow
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In 1968-70 Schecter worked as Time magazine bureau chief in Moscow. His wife and youngsters were with him and each family member has recorded the experience. The five children attended Soviet schools... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0316773018
ISBN13:9780316773010
Release Date:January 1975
Publisher:Little Brown and Company
Length:410 Pages
Weight:2.05 lbs.
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Fascinating
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This book, co-written by all 7 members of the Schecter family, describes the adventures that this family had while journalist Jerrold Schecter was stationed in Moscow in the early 1970s. It gives a particularly illuminating glimpse into living conditions for foreign families in the Soviet Union of those times. The children's descriptions of their school experiences are extremely interesting, since such information is not readily available elsewhere. Jerrold's contributions to the book tend to stick mostly to the political events behind the stories he was covering (ho hum), but Leona writes about life as an expat mother trying to deal with extraordinary circumstances. This book would be of interest to anyone contemplating ex-pat life with children or to students of Soviet social history.
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