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Format: xvii, 251 p. : ill., maps : 23 cm.

ISBN: 0-520-23735-8

Content: "In 1941, as a Red Army soldier fighting the Nazis on the Belarussian front, Janusz Bardach was arrested, court-martialed, and sentenced to ten years of hard labor. Twenty-two years old, he had committed a crime. He was one of millions swept up in the reign of terror that Stalin perpetuated on his own people. In the critically acclaimed Man Is Wolf To Man, Bardach recounted his horrific experiences in the Kolyma labor camps in northeastern Siberia, the deadliest camps in Stalin's gulag system." "In this sequel Bardach picks up the narrative in March 1946, when he was released. He traces his thousand-mile journey from the northeastern Siberian gold mines to Moscow in the period after the war, when the country was still in turmoil. He chronicles his reunion with his brother, a high-ranking diplomat in the Polish embassy in Moscow; his experiences as a medical student in the Stalinist Soviet Union; and his trip back to his hometown, where he confronts the shattering realization of the toll the war has taken, including the deaths of his wife, parents, and sister." "In a trenchant exploration of loss, post-traumatic stress syndrome, and existential loneliness, Bardach plumbs his ordeal with honesty and compassion, affording a literary window into the soul of a Stalinist gulag survivor. Surviving Freedom is his moving account of how he rebuilt his life after tremendous hardship and personal loss. It is also a unique portrait of postwar Stalinist Moscow as seen through the eyes of a person who is both an insider and outsider. Bardach's journey from prisoner back to citizen and from labor camp to freedom is an inspiring tale of the universal human story of suffering and recovery."--BOOK JACKET.

Language: English

Subjects: History

Keywords: Biografie ; Autobiografie ; Biografie ; Autobiografie

Author information: Bardach, Janusz, 1919-2002.

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Format: XVII, 251 S , Ill., Kt

ISBN: 0520237358

Language: English

Subjects: History

Keywords: Moskau ; Polen ; Geschichte 1946-1953 ; GULAG ; Erlebnisbericht ; Biografie ; Bibliografie

URL: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/ucal042/2002152219.html

URL: http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/ucal052/2002152219.html

Author information: Bardach, Janusz 1919-2002

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Format: Online-Ressource (xvii, 251 p) , ill., maps , 23 cm

Edition: Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

ISBN: 0520237358 , 9780520929845

Content: In 1941, as a Red Army soldier fighting the Nazis on the Belarussian front, Janusz Bardach was arrested, court-martialed, and sentenced to ten years of hard labor. Twenty-two years old, he had committed no crime. He was one of millions swept up in the reign of terror that Stalin perpetrated on his own people. In the critically acclaimed Man Is Wolf to Man, Bardach recounted his horrific experiences in the Kolyma labor camps in northeastern Siberia, the deadliest camps in Stalin's gulag system.In this sequel Bardach picks up the narrative in March 1946, when he was released. He traces his thous

Note: Description based upon print version of record , Cover; Contents; Preface; PROLOGUE; 1. VIEW FROM THE EMBASSY WINDOW; 2. WAITING FOR TOMORROW; 3. JOURNEY TO THE PAST; 4. THE HOUSE ON THE HILL; 5. FARNA STREET; 6. NO MAN'S LAND; 7. LYING AND CHEATING; 8. GUARDIAN OF THE DEAD; 9. MARCHING ON RED SQUARE; 10. FIRST FINAL EXAMS; 11. POSTWAR POLAND; 12. FAMILY OF FRIENDS; 13. SUMMER 1947; 14. FINDING MY WAY; 15. ENEMIES EVERYWHERE; 16. COMING INTO MY OWN; 17. ASPIRANTURA; 18. LOWER THAN GRASS, QUIETER THAN STILL WATER; 19. THE END OF TERROR; EPILOGUE; Acknowledgments; Maps and photos; , Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web

Additional Edition: ISBN 9780520237353

Additional Edition: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Surviving Freedom : After the Gulag

Language: English

URL: Volltext

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Format: 1 online resource (295 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-282-75919-1 , 9786612759192 , 0-520-92984-5 , 1-59734-926-7

Content: In 1941, as a Red Army soldier fighting the Nazis on the Belarussian front, Janusz Bardach was arrested, court-martialed, and sentenced to ten years of hard labor. Twenty-two years old, he had committed no crime. He was one of millions swept up in the reign of terror that Stalin perpetrated on his own people. In the critically acclaimed Man Is Wolf to Man, Bardach recounted his horrific experiences in the Kolyma labor camps in northeastern Siberia, the deadliest camps in Stalin's gulag system. In this sequel Bardach picks up the narrative in March 1946, when he was released. He traces his thousand-mile journey from the northeastern Siberian gold mines to Moscow in the period after the war, when the country was still in turmoil. He chronicles his reunion with his brother, a high-ranking diplomat in the Polish embassy in Moscow; his experiences as a medical student in the Stalinist Soviet Union; and his trip back to his hometown, where he confronts the shattering realization of the toll the war has taken, including the deaths of his wife, parents, and sister. In a trenchant exploration of loss, post-traumatic stress syndrome, and existential loneliness, Bardach plumbs his ordeal with honesty and compassion, affording a literary window into the soul of a Stalinist gulag survivor. Surviving Freedom is his moving account of how he rebuilt his life after tremendous hardship and personal loss. It is also a unique portrait of postwar Stalinist Moscow as seen through the eyes of a person who is both an insider and outsider. Bardach's journey from prisoner back to citizen and from labor camp to freedom is an inspiring tale of the universal human story of suffering and recovery.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front matter -- , CONTENTS -- , PREFACE -- , PROLOGUE -- , 1. VIEW FROM THE EMBASSY WINDOW -- , 2. WAITING FOR TOMORROW -- , 3. JOURNEY TO THE PAST -- , 4. THE HOUSE ON THE HILL -- , 5. FARNA STREET -- , 6. NO MAN'S LAND -- , 7. LYING AND CHEATING -- , 8. GUARDIAN OF THE DEAD -- , 9. MARCHING ON RED SQUARE -- , 10. FIRST FINAL EXAMS -- , 11. POSTWAR POLAND -- , 12. FAMILY OF FRIENDS -- , 13. SUMMER 1947 -- , 14. FINDING MY WAY -- , 15. ENEMIES EVERYWHERE -- , 16. COMING INTO MY OWN -- , 17. ASPIRANTURA -- , 18. LOWER THAN GRASS, QUIETER THAN STILL WATER -- , 19. THE END OF TERROR -- , EPILOGUE -- , ACKNOWLEDGMENTS , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-520-23735-8

Language: English

DOI: 10.1525/9780520929845

UID:

Format: 1 online resource (295 p.)

Edition: 1st ed.

ISBN: 1-282-75919-1 , 9786612759192 , 0-520-92984-5 , 1-59734-926-7

Content: In 1941, as a Red Army soldier fighting the Nazis on the Belarussian front, Janusz Bardach was arrested, court-martialed, and sentenced to ten years of hard labor. Twenty-two years old, he had committed no crime. He was one of millions swept up in the reign of terror that Stalin perpetrated on his own people. In the critically acclaimed Man Is Wolf to Man, Bardach recounted his horrific experiences in the Kolyma labor camps in northeastern Siberia, the deadliest camps in Stalin's gulag system. In this sequel Bardach picks up the narrative in March 1946, when he was released. He traces his thousand-mile journey from the northeastern Siberian gold mines to Moscow in the period after the war, when the country was still in turmoil. He chronicles his reunion with his brother, a high-ranking diplomat in the Polish embassy in Moscow; his experiences as a medical student in the Stalinist Soviet Union; and his trip back to his hometown, where he confronts the shattering realization of the toll the war has taken, including the deaths of his wife, parents, and sister. In a trenchant exploration of loss, post-traumatic stress syndrome, and existential loneliness, Bardach plumbs his ordeal with honesty and compassion, affording a literary window into the soul of a Stalinist gulag survivor. Surviving Freedom is his moving account of how he rebuilt his life after tremendous hardship and personal loss. It is also a unique portrait of postwar Stalinist Moscow as seen through the eyes of a person who is both an insider and outsider. Bardach's journey from prisoner back to citizen and from labor camp to freedom is an inspiring tale of the universal human story of suffering and recovery.

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front matter -- , CONTENTS -- , PREFACE -- , PROLOGUE -- , 1. VIEW FROM THE EMBASSY WINDOW -- , 2. WAITING FOR TOMORROW -- , 3. JOURNEY TO THE PAST -- , 4. THE HOUSE ON THE HILL -- , 5. FARNA STREET -- , 6. NO MAN'S LAND -- , 7. LYING AND CHEATING -- , 8. GUARDIAN OF THE DEAD -- , 9. MARCHING ON RED SQUARE -- , 10. FIRST FINAL EXAMS -- , 11. POSTWAR POLAND -- , 12. FAMILY OF FRIENDS -- , 13. SUMMER 1947 -- , 14. FINDING MY WAY -- , 15. ENEMIES EVERYWHERE -- , 16. COMING INTO MY OWN -- , 17. ASPIRANTURA -- , 18. LOWER THAN GRASS, QUIETER THAN STILL WATER -- , 19. THE END OF TERROR -- , EPILOGUE -- , ACKNOWLEDGMENTS , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-520-23735-8

Language: English

DOI: 10.1525/9780520929845