- Hardcover: 384 pages
- Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press (31 Aug 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0822941856
- ISBN-13: 978-0822941859
- Product Dimensions: 28.9 x 17.7 x 3.1 cm
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- #90 in Books > History > World History > World War II 1939-1945 > Countries > Russia
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Using firsthand, personal accounts, and focusing on those written by women, Jolluck relates and examines the experiences of thousands of civilians deported to the USSR following the Soviet annexation of Eastern Poland in 1939. Upon arrival in remote areas of the Soviet Union, they were deposited in prisons, labour camps, special settlements and collective farms, and subjected to tremendous hardships and oppressive conditions. In 1942, some 115,000 Polish citizens - only a portion of those initially exiled from their homeland - were evacuated to Iran. There they were asked to complete extensive questionnaires about their experiences. Having read and reviewed hundreds of these documents, Jolluck reveals not only the harsh treatment these women recieved, but also how they maintained their identities as respectable women and patriotic Poles. She finds that for those exiled, the ways in which they strove to recreate home in a foreign and hostile environment became a key means of their survival.
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A Wonderful Book, 12 July 2004
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This review is from: Exile and Identity: Polish Women in the Soviet Union During World War II (Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies) (Hardcover)
This is another heartwrenching account of the suffering of the Polish people during WWII. In recent years, a slew of books have been published about Poland and Poles starting with WWII and continuing on through the end of the Cold War and beyond. The world is finding out about the Polish experience during the last 50 year, finally.This book brings to us another sad chapter that has to be known.
I recommend this one wholeheartedly. It is a respectable addition to anyone's personal library. Buy it !!!
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