"...the book is excellent for both Soviet history experts and novices as it accurately portrays Soviet history in very understandable terms." (Library Journal, June 15, 2004) "Stalina s ruthless ascendancy... gain[s] a vivid immediacy in Brooka s descriptions of daily life in Moscow... a gripping narrative." (Publishers Weekly, April 19, 2004)

Andree Aelion Brooks, author, journalist, and lecturer, was a contributing columnist and newswriter for the New York Times for eighteen years. In 1990, she received the American Jewish Woman of the Year Achievement Award from the American Jewish Committee and, in 2001, a special award from the Consulate General of Israel in conjunction with the American Sephardi Federation for her work on Sephardi Jewish history. She has also received an outstanding achievement award from the National Federation of Press Women. Brooks is an Associate Fellow at Yale University, as well as founder and past president of the Women's Campaign School at Yale. Her other books include the award--winning Children of Fast--Track Parents and The Woman Who Defied Kings: The Life and Times of Dona Gracia Nasi--a finalist for the National Jewish Book Awards for 2003.

Preface. PART ONE: Manhattan, 1928--1930. PART TWO: Marc's Story: Un Medico Benevolo. PART THREE: 21 Bolshoi Lubianka. Epilogue. Author's Note. Bibliographical Note. Index.