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'An extraordinary drama of exile and espionage'
Boyd Tonkin, Independent
'Compelling . . . as engaging a read as Stalingrad and Berlin' Guardian
Olga Chekhova was the niece of playwright Anton Chekhov and a Russian beauty. She was also a famous Nazi-era film actress, closely associated with Adolf Hitler.
After fleeing Bolshevik Moscow for Berlin in 1920, she was recruited by her composer brother Lev to work for Soviet intelligence; in return, her family were allowed to join her. By 1945, several of them were trapped in Berlin as the Red Army approached; meanwhile, as Olga had appeared in photographs with Hitler and his entourage, the rest of her family in Moscow were waiting to be arrested by the NKVD secret police.
The dramatic tale of how one family survived through the Russian Revolution, the Civil War, the rise of Hitler and Stalin, and the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union is, in Antony Beevor's hands, a breathtaking tale of glamour and survival.
It's an extraordinary story of extraordinary times.
'Fascinating. An intricate, gracefully told and often moving social history of a talented family in times of revolution, civil war, dictatorship and world conflict' Rachel Polonsky, New Statesman
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Book Description Soft cover. Condition: New. First US Paper. The niece of Anton Checkhov used her name to land parts in German movies after she left the Soviet Union. She eventually became Hitler's favorite movie star. Her brother Lev Knipper was forced to work for Soviet Intelligence, and recruited Olga as a sleeper agent inside Nazi Germany. A dramatic story of people forced to live under the pressures of two totalitarian regimes. xvi+300 pages, maps, photos, source notes, bibliography, index. Includes a list of films in which Olga Checkhova had parts. Published @ $15.00. Seller Inventory # 13125
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. In his latest work, Antony Beevorbestselling author of Stalingrad and The Battle of Arnhem and one of our most respected historians of World War IIbrings us the true, little-known story of a family torn apart by revolution and war. Olga Chekhova, a stunning Russian beauty, was the niece of playwright Anton Chekhov and a famous Nazi-era film actress who was closely associated with Hitler. After fleeing Bolshevik Moscow for Berlin in 1920, she was recruited by her composer brother Lev to become a Soviet spya career she spent her entire postwar life denying. The riveting story of how Olga and her family survived the Russian Revolution, the rise of Hitler, the Stalinist Terror, and the Second World War becomes, in Beevors hands, a breathtaking tale of survival in a merciless age. Was Hitler's favorite actress a Russian spy? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780143035961
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