This acclaimed book by rosemary sullivan is available at in several formats for your ereader. Epic in scope, its a revolutionary biography of a woman doomed to be a political prisoner of her fathers name. The intrigue surrounding stalins daughters defection from the soviet union to the american embassy in new delhi is just the beginning of this tale spanning. Stalins daughter rosemary sullivan pdf the extraordinary and. Sullivan does a nice job of conveying her subjects point of view without accepting it as the last word. The book is well researched, and sullivan maintains a neutral view of the troubled life of svetlana.
Born in 1926, svetlana alliluyeva spent her youth inside the kremlin as her fathers power soared along with that of the soviet union. Stalin s daughter is a work of narrative nonfiction on a grand scale, combining popular history and biography to tell t. Excerpt from stalins daughter by rosemary sullivan, plus. The awardwinning author of villa airbel returns with a painstakingly researched. Author rosemary sullivan on stalins daughter, svetlana.
Rosemary sullivan is the author of stalin s daughter 3. But with rosemary sullivan s remarkable new biography, stalin s daughter. Svetlana alliluyeva stalina later known as lana peters led a larger life than most, and in the exhaustively researched stalin s daughter, author rosemary sullivan presents a woman that most people would have found mercurial and unlikeable in person, but on the page, a reader cant help but step back and wonder, what must it have been like. Read stalins daughter pdf the extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva by rosemary sullivan harper perennial winner of. A principal virtue of sullivan s empathetic stalin s daughter is the vivid sense it offers of alliluyeva. While he waited for a response from washington, rayle interrogated svetlana. Awardwinning author rosemary sullivan returns with a revelatory biography of svetlana alliluyeva, a woman fated to live in the shadow of her father, the notorious soviet dictator joseph stalin. Click download or read online button to stalin s daughter the extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva book pdf for. Thomas high school, she attended mcgill university on a scholarship, and received her bachelors degree in 1968. Pdf stalin s daughter download full pdf book download. Rosemary sullivan, talks about reaction to her book. Download pdf stalin s daughter the extraordinary and. Winner of the plutarch award for best biographypen literary award finalistnational book critics.
In her research for stalin s daughter, rosemary sullivan had the full cooperation of svetlanas american daughter, olga. Stalins daughter the extraordinary and tumultuous life of. A principal virtue of canadian critic and biographer rosemary sullivan s empathetic stalin s daughter. Rosemary sullivan the awardwinning author of villa airbel returns with a painstakingly researched, revelatory biography of svetlana stalin, a woman fated to live her life in. The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva. Notable works, shadow maker, the space a name makes, stalins daughter. Read stalins daughter the extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva online, read in mobile or kindle. Joseph stalin holds his young daughter, svetlana, in an undated photograph. Read stalin s daughter the extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva by rosemary sullivan available from rakuten kobo. Stalin s daughter download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Rbc taylor prize 2016 finalist rosemary sullivan talks about how readers have reacted to her book, stalin s daughter. The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva paperback abridged, june 21, 2016. With access to fbi, cia, and soviet government archives, as well as the close cooperation of svetlanas daughter, rosemary sullivan pieces together svetlanas incredible life in a masterful account of unprecedented intimacy. Listen how joseph stalin s only daughter ended up in wisconsin.
This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get. The first sentence of svetlana alliluyevas obituary was set from her birth in 1926, for she was the only daughter of joseph stalin, the notorious soviet dictator, and one of the worst mass. Rosemary sullivan takes on the task of bringing svetlana alliluyevas remarkable journey into close focus within the colossal panorama of history. The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva 2015 as a poet and writer, rosemary sullivan knows that life is lived not as theory but as practice, that we exist on earth not as ideas but as living creatures, and that you can understand nothing about a place. The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva paperback mar 22 2016. The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva ebook. Stalin s daughter is a work of narrative nonfiction on a grand scale, combining popular history and biography to tell the incredible story of a woman fated to live her life in the shadow of one of historys most monstrous dictators. The us government didnt even know stalin had a daughter. Winner of the plutarch award for best biography national book critics circle award finalist pen literary award finalist. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva we have just such. Click download or read online button to get stalin s daughter the extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva book now.
Biographer rosemary sullivan joins the agenda in the summer for a feature interview to discuss her book stalin s daughter, about the tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva. Winner of the hilary weston writers trust prize for nonfictiona new york times notable book of 201. The award winning author of villa airbel returns with a painstakingly researched. Rosemary sullivan s compelling biography of svetlana alliluyeva, stalin s only daughter, makes an admirable attempt at an answerthe remarkable thing about stalins daughter was not that she was imperious, infuriating, batty at times, but that she had survived at all and survived, as this entertaining book shows, with her dignity. Stalin and svetlana during her early teens when one thinks about the demonic characters that dominated the twentieth century most people do not focus on the impact their lives have had on their offspring.
See all 15 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. And, 539 pages later, svetlana stalina herself provides the answer. Stalin s daughter the extraordinary and tumultuous life of. The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva is the vivid sense it. What sullivan makes clear is that stalin s daughter was stronger than she knew, ultimately capable of defying her. Stalin s daughter by rosemary sullivan, 97800074911, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. Rosemary sullivan begins this harrowing biography with a question. Read stalin s daughter pdf the extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva by rosemary sullivan harper perennial winner of the plutarch award for best biographynational book. Stalin s daughter available for download and read online in other formats. Stalin s daughter is a poignant look at the struggles of a dictators offspring.
How joseph stalins only daughter ended up in wisconsin. Sullivan allows the reader the freedom of their own interpretation. She claimed that she had left the ussr on december 19 on a. As her mother was interested in pursuing a professional career, a nanny, alexandra bychokova, was hired to look after. The awardwinning author of villa airbel returns with a painstakingly researched, revelatory biography of svetlana stalin, a woman fated to live her life in the shadow of one of historys most monstrous dictatorsher father, josef stalin. Stalin s daughter by rosemary sullivan soviet dictator joseph stalin with svetlana at age 7, a year after her mother committed suicide. Stalin s daughter the extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva download stalin s daughter the extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva ebook pdf or read online books in pdf, epub, and mobi format. With access to kgb, cia, and soviet government archives, as well as the close cooperation of svetlanas daughter, rosemary sullivan pieces together svetlanas incredible life in a masterful account of unprecedented intimacy. Click download or read online button to get stalin s d aughter book now. Download stalin s daughter the extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva or read online books in pdf, epub, tuebl, and mobi format.
Canadian writer rosemary sullivan villa airbel proves the answer is yes with stalins daughter. The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva by rosemary sullivan 2015, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. In stalin s daughter, rosemary sullivan, a professor emeritus at the university of toronto, draws on cia, kgb and soviet government documents, and interviews with svetlanas youngest daughter, to provide a detailed, sensitive and largely sympathetic account of alliluyevas turbulent and tragic life. Zalerts allow you to be notified by email about the availability of new books according to your search query. What sullivan makes clear is that stalin s daughter was stronger than she knew, ultimately capable of defying her father and others. A search query can be a title of the book, a name of the author, isbn or anything else. Stalins daughter, by rosemary sullivan the new york times.
Stalin s daughter by rosemary sullivan book resume. The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva, the masterfully told and meticulously researched story of a truly remarkable life. Stalins daughter rosemary sullivan pdf the extraordinary. After she was married, in 1968, she attended the university of connecticut.
Winner of the plutarch award for best biographynational book critics circle award finalistpen literary award finalistnew york times notable. She is svetlana, her father is joseph stalin, and her extraordinary story is the subject of stalins daughter, rosemary sullivans thoughtful new. Download stalins daughter the extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva ebook for free in pdf and epub format. Rosemary interviewed dozens of people who knew svetlana, including family and friends in moscow and the cia agent who was in charge of moving her from india when she defected.
1335 696 241 977 297 415 1338 996 1676 224 523 1517 300 78 982 908 362 1421 1343 984 1349 167 599 1598 943 761 971 862 1673 313 1383 59 171 190 1298 601 1120 117 599 609 889 146 902 459 417