Karelia: A Finnish-American Couple in Stalin's Russia

by Lawrence Hokkanen

Book Overview

In 1934 Russia invited many Finnish-American couples to accept jobs in Karelia, Russia. In 1941, the Stalin purges resulted in the arrest and death of many from that community. Lauri and Sylvi escaped... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0878390650
• ISBN13: 9780878390656
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: North Star Press of St. Cloud
• Length: 139 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

nifty book

the guy who wrote the book was the brother of one of my aunt's very dear friends. she let me borrow it a few weeks ago and i got a big kick out of it because i'd heard stories of the people involved, specifically the sister, irja. i'd recommend it to anyone who likes hearing stories from relatives. this wasn't written like a technical history book. it was written like your grandparents are sitting around one day giving you their history.