{"product_id":"9781803996691","title":"Under the Sickle and the Sledgehammer : One Woman’s Private Diary from 1930s Soviet Russia","description":"Author(s): Hyrske, Anna, \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003eDate of Publication: 24\/10\/2024, \u003cbr\u003ePagination: 2 Maps; 13 Illustrations, black and white, \u003cbr\u003eSeries: N\/A, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: The History Press Ltd, \u003cbr\u003e Published By: The History Press Ltd, \u003cbr\u003eBook Classification: Finland\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 240 x 165 x 26mm\u003cbr\u003eWeight: 432g\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781803996691\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A captivating story of courage, belief, and disillusionment under the persistent tyranny of Russian imperialism. Even after 90 years, Kirsti’s story is a testament to the ongoing fight for Freedom.' - Ana Khizanishvili, Human Rights LawyerUnder the Sickle and the Sledgehammer was originally published in 1942, as war still raged between Finland and the Soviet Union.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of this memoir, Kirsti Huurre (a pseudonym, since it was far too risky to reveal her real name), was a Finnish woman who immigrated to the Soviet Union in the 1930s, convinced the new egalitarian state and workers’ paradise would provide a better life for her and her young son; she was hopeful that, once settled, she would be able to send for him. What followed was vastly different to what was promised: a life filled with fear, suspicion, violence and state-run propaganda that spun a web of lies around its people. Kirsti eventually escaped – defying the odds when so many of her friends and loved ones did not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnder the Sickle and the Sledgehammer is the first English translation of what became the second most censored book – second only to Mein Kampf – from Finnish libraries after the war. This is a gripping and valuable account of life in Stalin’s oppressive Soviet Union.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51774145200506,"sku":"9781803996691","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/files\/9781803996691_3d7b0a51-0920-40e1-b05b-36a4c34557ef.jpg?v=1740678211","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9781803996691","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}