Frieda Belakhova (2 results)

Paperback. Condition: New. This is the biography of a Jewish woman who was born and lived in the Soviet Union under the Communist regime from the 1940s to the 1970s. The author describes her childhood spent growing up in communal flats in Odessa before and after World War II, during which she and her family were evacuated to Uzbekistan. She provides detailed descriptions of her family and neighbors, and the terrible living conditions faced by all of them in the communal flats as they struggle with health problems and the everyday chores of life such as having sufficient clothing, food, heating, electricity, toilet amenities, and other living conveniences that we take for granted.…

Paperback octavo, very good plus condition, black & white text-photos centre spread, minimal edgewear. 267 pp. The autobiography of a young Jewish girl coming of age in the Soviet Union and her flight to a better life, via Italy to Australia in 1975. Written passionately in part as a letter to her son. She describes her childhood in communal flats in Odessa (Ukraine) before and after World War II. She describes in detail her family and neighbors, and the discrimination against Jews. The terrible living conditions in the communal flats are described as they struggle with health problems and the everyday chores, and having insufficient clothing, food and other conveniences we take for granted. (Stock photo may be incorrect.).…