Autobiographies



In the Clutches of Justice
Michael Belakovsky
A gripping true story of an American citizen lured from his home in Cyprus to Moscow by the Russians only to be handed over and arrested by American authorities on charges of allegedly kidnapping his own daughter.


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Circus, Just Circus!
Julietta Schwartzman
A colorful autobiography of life in the Soviet circus. The Schwarzman family has over 200 years of circus life experience and have contributed some of the leading circus talent, actors, acrobats, clowns and magicians. An adventure born behind the scenes of the circus.

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Storms and Khamsins of My Life
Sarah Khurgin
The author describes Babel’s Odessa in the post-revolutionary days through the eyes of a twelve-year old girl, pre-war Leningrad through the eyes of a young and ardent Communist activist...

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Danger and Fraud
Eduard Lerner
In this biographical presentation of the world of medicine in the Soviet Union, Europe and the U.S., Dr. Lerner presents many interesting cases where doctors were inclined to overlook...

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I am a Kid from a Jewish Shtetl
Ilya Okh
Without gloss and pretension through the eyes of a thirteen-year old boy, Ilya Okh presents the panorama of the pre-war events of Jewish life in an Ukrainian shtetl and the life of Jewish kids...

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Notes of an Antiques Swindler
Boris Mogilevsky
Mogilevsky presents the reader with the world of collectors, swindlers, thieves and that of Soviet prisoners.The book presents very valuable information that defines the fringes of the Soviet intellectuals...

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Life and Emigration: Notes of a Medical Dynasty
Galina Guterman
A very interesting story of three generations of a Jewish family that received their education and successfully practiced medicine on three continents.

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Book for Granddaughters
Svetlana Alliluyeva
In her second volume of memoirs Svetlana Alliluyeva, Stalin's daughter, describes her disenchantment with her life in the United States, her journey to England and the eventual enticement back to her family in the USSR, and second escape back to the U.S..

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My Sister Kaissa
Anatoly Karpov
This is the first memoirs of the prominent Soviet personality and World Chess Champion that decided to utilize the Glasnost and present his personal and professional memoirs in a new light which will surprise readers.

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Waiting Hall
Vitaly Korotich
During the period of Perestroika Korotich was a pivotal person in implementing Glasnost as no other person in the USSR. As the Editor of the most influential magazine Ogonyok, he became bearer of the new age in Soviet politics.

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Faraway Music
Svetlana Alliluyeva
For the first time, Stalin's daughter describes in most revealing and painful details her travails of seventeen years in the US.

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The Unpoisoned Word
Alexander Litvinenko
In searching for the motives for his assassination, The Unpoisoned Word presents a collection of letters and articles written by Alexander Litvinenko in the last year of his life.

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Looking Forward
George H. Walker Bush
The autobiography of former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, written during his term as Vice President.

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The Track of My Life
Raisa Rubinshtein
An autobiographical story of a young girl caught in the whirlwind of WWII in Minsk.

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Over Years, Over Distances
Alevtina Ignatyeva
A sincere and intimate reflection of a young woman growing up in Leningrad during the post-war years. Ignatyeva describes her emigration and adaptation to American life.

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In Search of Melancholy Baby
Vassily Aksyonov
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In this memoir, Russian novelist V. Aksyonov describes his growing alienation from the Soviet regime and his gradual acceptance of his adopted homeland: the United States.

In Search of an Isle of Joy (SOLD OUT)
Gregory Haimovksy
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This autobiographical memoir explores the culture and world of music in the Soviet Union. Haimovsky's long and distinguished musical career...