Not to horn in on this movie, but another good story along these lines is a book called Coming Out if the Ice: An Unexpected Life by Victor Herman. It’s a true story about an idealistic Detroit autoworker who moved with his family to the USSR in the 30s to work in the Ford Plant. The story is an autobiography by the son of the life he endured under Stalin and his eventual harrowing escape. I attended a lecture by Mr, Herman in Southfield, Michigan in the 70s. He was in poor health and quite frail, he delivered his lecture while seated but his mind was sharp, recalling every vivid detail of his life under the Stalin regime. It was powerful; he had the audience on the edge of their seats the entire time and I can still recall a lot of it. I bought the book at the time and couldn’t put it down. They have it on Amazon on MP3 CD and audiobook I believe. There are apparently hardcovers and paperbacks but the prices listed are around $900!!! I don’t know what that’s about. There was no share button but you can look it up and read the description. It’s not the kind of book the liberal establishment elite would want out there in this neo-Stalinist era and I’m surprised Amazon still sells it. I’ll bet they won’t have it for long.
That was made into a TV movie in the 80’s, with John Savage as Herman, and Willie Nelson as a fellow zek in the Gulag. Another great source on Americans who went to the USSR in the 30’s and got swallowed up in the purges is THE FORSAKEN by Tim Tzouliadis. It’s riveting.
That is an AWESOME book!!!
“prices listed are around $900!!! I don’t know what that’s about.”
“It’s not the kind of book the liberal establishment elite would want out there in this neo-Stalinist era”
You actually answered your own question. They artificially inflate the price to keep us lowly Kulaks from buying the books.