Soujourn In My Homeland

At the end of World War II, George Zotoff-a young Russian born in exile-decided to accompany his pregnant wife Alla back to her home in the Soviet Union. Alla was homesick for her parents, and George was drawn to the homeland he had never known. Neither of them dreamed that this attempt to reunite a family would cause their own little family to be torn apart by the ruthless, inhuman power of the Stalinist state. George Zotoff 's memoir, now appearing in English over 50 years after its original publication, is the story of one man's courage and resolution in the face of a tyranny that ultimately defeated him. But years after George's premature death, a miraculous chain of events has brought a happy ending to his tragic tale. Sojourn in My Homeland is a gripping read and a moving tribute to the indomitable Russian soul.