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Category Archives: The Diary
The Creativity of Poverty
When you have no job, but you have six children to feed and clothe, you get creative. My Irish grandfather had beautiful handwriting, so he parlayed that skill into a job making signs around town. My Russian grandfather did odd … Continue reading
Posted in My Book, The Diary
Tagged books, Great Depression, novel, poverty, wine, Writing
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Kuibyshev at Last
For three weeks after my grandparents and aunts arrived at the Sverdlovsk Station on Christmas Eve 1941, the diary reported nothing of significance. At some point, they must have heard that the capital had been moved from Moscow to Kuibyshev, … Continue reading
Reunited
I imagine that my grandmother and aunts were frantic with worry not knowing what had happened to my grandfather. At the next station, two of my aunts, Helen and Nancy, got off the train to look for him, leaving my … Continue reading
Posted in The Diary, World War II
Tagged Americans in Soviet Union, Genealogy Research, Russia, Soviet Union, Winter War, World War II
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Going from Bad to Worse
It was now December 16, 1941- four months since their forced-evacuation from Novgorod, and my grandparents and three aunts had traveled more than sixteen hundred miles. The journey was not over. My grandparents were able to obtain some salty pea … Continue reading
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Tagged Americans in Soviet Union, Genealogy, Russia, Soviet Union, World War II
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Moving Further Away
As parents, we try to shelter our babies from harm, but as they grow older we realize it is impossible to protect them from all the evils and dangers in the world. I have thought about my worries as a … Continue reading
Posted in The Diary, World War II
Tagged Americans in Soviet Union, Genealogy Research, Kuibyshev, Russia, Soviet Union, Winter War, World War II
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Continuing to Push Eastward
Learning about my grandparents and aunts being pushed eastward, with gunfire and bombs exploding nearby, was so disturbing to me. Then I read about the heavy winds and temperatures which dipped to as low as -40° F/C and I not … Continue reading
Dodging Bombs on the Train
Dad’s parents and sisters never knew what to expect from one day to the next. My Aunt Anna seemed to be the optimistof their family as they fled to safety from the Germans. On December 1, they were “riding on … Continue reading
Enemy: Germany or Weather?
After the September 19 diary entry regarding the bombing of Kiev, which was written in Russian and required translation by my friend Pete, there are pages and pages written in different-colored ink and handwriting. It is so frustrating not to … Continue reading
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Tagged Americans in Soviet Union, Genealogy, Soviet Union, Winter War, World War II
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Stranded by the Rain
Dad’s parents and sisters awoke the morning of September 7 ready to move again. Keep in mind that the nearby city of Novgorod was under siege at this time, so it must have been a horrific place to be trapped. … Continue reading
Posted in The Diary, World War II
Tagged Americans in Soviet Union, Genealogy, Novgorod, Soviet Union, Winter War, World War II
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Do Svidanya Dad: Trapped in Russia 