The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva kindle edition by sullivan, rosemary. In my house, stalins daughter and the smartest book in. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. In her research for stalin s daughter, rosemary sullivan had the full cooperation of svetlana s american daughter, olga. Jan 27, 2017 rosemary sullivan has done a lot of research and spoken to a large number of people who knew svetlana, including her daughter olga and she seems to have had access to much of svetlanas correspondence, excerpts of which are in the book as well. On april 21, 1967, svetlana alliluyeva, the daughter of joseph stalin, bounded down the stairs of a swissair plane at kennedy airport. This biography profiles her childhood, family, personal life, relations with her father, and other facts. The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva 9780007491117 by rosemary sullivan and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Exploring the life of svetlana stalin, the tyrants daughter.
In stalins daughter, rosemary sullivan, a professor emeritus at the university of toronto, draws on cia, kgb and soviet government documents, and. Thomas high school, she attended mcgill university on a scholarship, and received her bachelors degree in 1968. Her latest biography, stalin s daughter, is one of her best. Jun, 2015 stalins daughter by rosemary sullivan 752pp, fourth estate, telegraph offer price.
Svetlana stalina, who died on november 22, 2011, at the age of eightyfive, was the only daughter and the last surviving child of josef stalin. The sad, strange life of joseph stalins daughter svetlana alliluyeva spent a lifetime trying to escape the shadow of her father. Excerpt from stalins daughter by rosemary sullivan, plus. Epic in scope, it s a revolutionary biography of a woman doomed to be a political prisoner of her father s name. The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva by rosemary sullivan a while back i read a short newspaper article about a woman named svetlana alliluyeva, who for many years lived in spring green, wisconsin, which seemed a.
Jul 18, 2015 stalins daughter, by rosemary sullivan. Closeup of soviet dictator josef stalin s daughter, svetlana alliluyeva later known as lana peters. She did not fit his image of stalins daughter, though what that image was, he could not have said. It is also a tale so extraordinary, so singular that it is difficult to make sense of it, even after reading all 623 pages of rosemary sullivans. Winner of the plutarch award for best biographypen literary award finalistnational book critics. Stalins daughter rosemary sullivan harper academic. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read stalins daughter. Biographer rosemary sullivan joins the agenda in the summer for a feature interview to discuss her book stalins daughter, about the tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva. While sullivan has written stalins daughter for a general audience, its questionable whether anyone other than the most avid russophiles will be able to sustain interest through more than 600. The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva. Stalin s daughter stalin s daughter audiobook, by rosemary sullivan.
The result is a compelling biography that reveals a complex, conflicted woman who was as stubborn as her. 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 svetlana stalina, who died on november 22, 2011, at the age of eightyfive, was the only daughter and the last surviving child of josef stalin. Author rosemary sullivan on stalins daughter, svetlana. Like in her private life, however, svetlana continued to feel isolated. The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva audiobook by rosemary sullivan. The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva is the vivid sense it. Her recent books include the critically acclaimed villa airbel and labyrinth of desire. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading stalins daughter. Rosemary sullivans compelling biography of svetlana alliluyeva, stalins 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. Stalins daughter by rosemary sullivan overdrive rakuten.
Rosemary sullivan talks about her book, stalins daughter. Jun 06, 2015 stalins daughter by rosemary sullivan. With access to kgb, cia, and soviet government archives, as well as the close cooperation of svetlana s daughter, rosemary sullivan pieces together svetlana s incredible life in a masterful account of unprecedented intimacy. Jun 29, 2016 stalins daughter by rosemary sullivan, 97800074911, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In her research for stalins daughter, rosemary sullivan had the full cooperation of svetlanas american daughter, olga. Rosemary sullivan explores the life of the offspring of one of the 20th centurys most fearsome dictators and, on a lighter note, greg proops offers his own take on being a clever clogs. Svetlana alliluyeva biography facts, childhood, family. Stalins 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.
His second wife, nadezhda alliluyeva, was mother to a son, vassili, and. Sullivan was born in the small town of valois on lac saintlouis, just outside montreal, quebec. In my house, stalins daughter and the smartest book in the. The loved daughter of stalin, she struggled all her life to come to terms with her fathers brutal legacy. Rosemary sullivan is the winner of this years hilary weston writers trust prize for nonfiction for her biography of russian dictator joseph stalins only daughter. Although other authors have provided more systematic analysis of the substance and mechanics of stalins terror, rosemary sullivanprovides one of the more emotionally draining illustrations of stalins evil. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. From stalins daughter by rosemary sullivan harper collins, june 2015. Stalins 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 svetlana stalina, who died on november 22, 2011, at the age of eightyfive, was the only daughter and the last surviving child of josef stalin. World war ii, escape, and a house in marseille, 2006, etc. Ze ging in gesprek met michel krielaars, ruslandkenner en chef boeken van nrc, over stalins. Feb 11, 2016 rbc taylor prize 2016 finalist rosemary sullivan the subject of her book, stalin s daughter in her book, stalin s daughter.
Stalins daughter is a poignant look at the struggles of a dictators offspring. Headquarters knew nothing at all about herthere were no cia files, no fbi files, no state department files. The result is a compelling biography that reveals a complex, conflicted woman who was as stubborn as her father and as impetuously intelligent as her mother. Her latest biography, stalins daughter, is one of her best. In stalins 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. As her mother was interested in pursuing a professional career, a nanny, alexandra bychokova, was hired to look after alliluyeva and her older brother vasily born 1921. 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. 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 shadow of one of historys most. Rosemary sullivan is the author of stalin s daughter 3. Svetlana alliluyeva, also known as lana peters, was the only daughter and the favourite child of the soviet. Jun 20, 2015 rosemary sullivan explores the life of the offspring of one of the 20th century s most fearsome dictators and, on a lighter note, greg proops offers his own take on being a clever clogs.
Stalins daughter, by rosemary sullivan the new york times. 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 three continents, four husbands, a few lovers and a teenager who didnt know she was stalins granddaughter until the paparazzi showed up on her front lawn a true story, thrillingly told in this fastpaced, fascinating biography. A principal virtue ofsullivans empathetic stalins daughter is the vivid sense it offers of alliluyeva. Watched carefully by the indian police guard, it proceeded slowly up the circular drive. Jun 08, 2015 the loved daughter of stalin, she struggled all her life to come to terms with her father s brutal legacy. Rosemary sullivan s compelling biography of svetlana alliluyeva, stalins only daughter, makes an admirable attempt at an answer. Cokie roberts, new york times bestselling author compassionate and compelling, sullivan sensitively delivers the intimate, tragic life story of a woman who was stalin s only daughter in all its strangeness. As sullivan makes clear, stalins daughter led a full and dramatically tumultuous life. Thomas high school, she attended mcgill university on a scholarship, and received her bachelor s degree in 1968.
The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva by rosemary sullivan book resume. Winner of the plutarch award for best biography national book critics circle award finalist pen literary award finalist. The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva by 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 shadow of one of historys most monstrous dictatorsher father, josef stalin. Joseph stalin svetlana alliluyeva interview 1980s youtube. The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva, by rosemary sullivan few of the visiting tourists would have given this old woman walking the cornish coastline a. A principal virtue of canadian critic and biographer rosemary sullivans empathetic stalins daughter.
The intrigue surrounding stalins daughter s defection from the soviet union to the american embassy in new delhi is just the beginning of this tale spanning three continents, four husbands, a few lovers and a teenager who didnt know she was stalins. Biography of stalins daughter wins hilary weston writers. Sullivan spent 3 12 years researching and writing the book. Sullivans biography is satisfying on many levels, but at its core is. Communist party privilege protected her from the mass starvation and purges that haunted russia, but she did not escape tragedythe loss of everyone she loved, including her mother, two brothers, aunts and uncles, and a lover twice her age, deliberately exiled to siberia by her father. Read stalins daughter the extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva by rosemary sullivan available from rakuten kobo. Author rosemary sullivan on stalins daughter, svetlana alliluyeva.
Jun 12, 2015 while sullivan has written stalin s daughter for a general audience, it s questionable whether anyone other than the most avid russophiles will be able to sustain interest through more than 600. Sullivans biography is satisfying on many levels, but at its core is a heartbreaking portrayal of a woman who. Svetlana alliluyeva biography facts, childhood, family life. She is a professor emeritus at the university of toronto and has been awarded guggenheim, camargo, and trudeau fellowships. A friend at the time, olga kulikowsky, described her as one of the loneliest women i have ever known. Alliluyeva and bychkova became quite close, and remained friends for 30 years, until bychkova died in 1956. Stalins daughter, rosemary sullivans new biography. Unfortunately, in the years to come she never quite found the ballast necessary to stabilize her life. This is not a political story but a quest for love in the heart of darkness. Canadian biographer sullivan s previous works villa airbel.
Stalins daughter by rosemary sullivan reader at large. Jun 14, 2015 stalins daughter, by rosemary sullivan. The remarkable thing about stalins daughter was not that she was imperious, infuriating, batty at times, but that she had survived at alland survived, as this entertaining book shows, with her dignity and. The us government didnt even know stalin had a daughter. The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva door rosemary sullivan verkrijgbaar bij rakuten kobo. Winner of the hilary weston writers trust prize for nonfictiona new york times notable book of 2015 a painstakingly re.
Born in the early years of the soviet union, svetlana stalin spent her youth inside the walls of the kremlin. Sullivan does a nice job of conveying her subjects point of view without accepting it as the last word. May 28, 2015 from stalins daughter by rosemary sullivan harper collins, june 2015 prologue. 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. Patricia treble speaks to her biographer, rosemary sullivan. Communist party privilege protected her from the mass starvation and purges that haunted russia, but she did not escape tragedythe loss of everyone she loved, including her mother, two brothers, aunts and uncles, and a lover twice her age, deliberately exiled to siberia. Epic in scope, its a revolutionary biography of a woman doomed to be a political prisoner of her fathers name. The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva by rosemary sullivan. A true story, thrillingly told in this fastpaced, fascinating biography.
The extraordinary and tumultuous life of svetlana alliluyeva ebook written by rosemary sullivan. The extraordinary life of svetlana alliluyevaspent under the sinister shadow of her fatheris a complex and moving story of a sensitive woman caught in the turmoils of 20th century history. Stalins daughter is a captivating tale of intrigue, tragedy and survival. Rosemary sullivan is an extraordinary writer and researcher.