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A sweeping multigenerational debut novel about idealism, betrayal, and family secrets that takes us from Brooklyn in the 1930s to Soviet Russia to post Cold War AmericaWhen the Great Depression hits, Florence Fein leaves Brooklyn College for what appears to be a plum job in Moscow and the promise of love and independence But once in Russia, she quickly becomes entangled in a country she can t escape Many years later, Florence s son, Julian, will make the opposite journey, immigrating back to the United States His work in the oil industry takes him on frequent visits to Moscow, and when he learns that Florence s KGB file has been opened, he arranges a business trip to uncover the truth about his mother, and to convince his son, Lenny, who is trying to make his fortune in the new Russia, to return home What he discovers is both chilling and heartbreaking an untold story of what happened to a generation of Americans abandoned by their country.The Patriots is a riveting evocation of the Cold War years, told with brilliant insight and extraordinary skill Alternating between Florence s and Julian s perspectives, it is at once a mother son story and a tale of two countries bound in a dialectic dance a love story and a spy story both a grand, old fashioned epic and a contemporary novel of ideas Through the history of one family moving back and forth between continents over three generations, The Patriots is a poignant tale of the power of love, the rewards and risks of friendship, and the secrets parents and children keep from one another. Download The Patriots – kino-fada.fr Another historical fiction that follows a family over generations and tries to incorporate their lives with the political shifts of the period Florence leaves Brooklyn after the Great Depression to live in Russia and we follow her journey as well as her son s modern day journey back to Russia There were a lot of good parts in the book and the writing had potential but I just did not enjoy the book The transitions from one scene to the next were poorly done and Krasikov does not really know ho Another historical fiction that follows a family over generations and tries to incorporate their lives with the political shifts of the period Florence leaves Brooklyn after the Great Depression to live in Russia and we foll...A great book for those who like historical fiction Florence leaves America for Russia in 1933 On the steamer heading east, she notices the immigrants heading back home like she was watching an old Ellis Island film reel flipped by the Depression into reverse masses of immigrants returning to the ship, being herded backwards through the great human warehouse as Lady Liberty waved them goodbye This is a big book, taking on three generations from Florence through her grandson The book isn t A great book for those who like historical fiction Florence leaves America for Russia in 1933 On the steamer heading east, she notices the immigrants heading back home like she was watching an old Ellis Island film reel flipped by the Depression into reverse masses of immigrants returning to the ship, being herded backward...I am currently on a small Russian kick in my reading and enjoying it very much This is the story of a young, idealistic Jewish woman from Brooklyn named Florence Fein who goes to Russia in the early 1930s to pursue love and the hope for a better life Reality soon hits her smack in the face in the form of hardship, deprivation, and prejudice but she is determined to stick with it and ignores the pleas of her family to return home He...The writing itself is worthy of 5 stars, and right off the bat I will say that I won t be a bit surprised if this makes it on the bestseller list This isn t at all farfetched, considering that it s written with visualizations in mind, perhaps as if it were meant to be a movie or something.That takes a significant amount of talent, so props to the author for being able to pull it off With that being said, I do think the book could ve been quite a bit shorter The book is 538 pages, and I found The writing itself is worthy of 5 stars, and right off the bat I will say that I won t be a bit surprised if this makes it on the bestseller list This isn t at all farfetched, considering that it s written with visualizations in mind, perhaps as if it were meant ...The point, my friend, Sidney said sharply, is we re all leashed pretty tightly to the era we re living through To the tyranny of our own time Even me Even you We re none of us as free as we d like to think I m not saying it as an excuse But very few of us can push up against the weight of all that probability And those that do who s to say their lives are any better for it The novel goes on to show that Sidney, the brother of the main character, is reflecting on the...This is a work of multi generational historical fiction It starts in the United States during the 1930s, in the depths of Depression Florence is a starry eyed idealist who believes that the Soviet Union is a socialist utopia, while the US is a country of decadent capitalism She emigrates to the USSR in 1934 She is soon disappointed, but pride prevents her from going back to the US She believes that she can make the world...3.5 5 stars This was the really beautiful and troublesome story of Florence, a Brooklyn girl who moves to Moscow in the 1930s because of a man and then ends up trapped in Russia Meanwhile, her son is trying to find out information about his mother s story in today s world, in 2008, which means that we switch back and forth in time and only get the full picture in the end I think this story was important, but I also think it could ve been shortened Some passages were rather dragging which was 3.5 5 stars This was the really beautiful and troublesome story of Florence, a Brooklyn girl who moves to...The Patriots by Sana Krasikov follows Florence Fein, a young Jewish American, on her journey to communist Russia in 1930s Without going into details and giving away too many spoilers, I would mention that Florence is going on a treacherous road of disillusionment She d be trapped and gradually broken down by the totalitarian system Parts of the novel also follow Florence s son and grandson, but the story never deviates from its main theme of individual bondage under the totalitarian rule.What The Patriots by Sana Krasikov follows Florence Fein, a young Jewish American, on her journey to communist Russia in 1930s Without going into details and giving away too many spoilers, I would mention that Florence is going on a treacherous...The Patriots is a beautifully inspired epic of Florence Fein from Brooklyn, a career girl of Russian Jewish descent Her job takes her to Cleveland to assist with a business deal between her American employer and a Russian company Smitten with one of the Russians, she eventually trails him to the homeland This begins her long story recounting the years 1932 1934 and up in Russia, turbulent years to put it mildly She and her Jewish husband come through WWII virtually unscathed, safer there fro The Patriots is a beautifully inspired epic of Florence Fein from Brooklyn, a career girl of Russian Jewish descent Her job takes her to Cleveland to assist with a business deal between her American employer and a Russian company Smitten with one of the Russians, she eventually trails him to the homeland This begins her long story recounting the years 1932 1934 and up in Russia, turbulent years to put it mildly She and her Jewish husband come through WWII virtually unscathed, safer there from persecution than perhaps anywhere else But they are in Russia and so it does not remain safe f...Partway through The Patriots , I came to realize that I was feeling apprehensive Why Well, the history is quite familiar, the dramatic effect on the family saga was therefore sadly muted and the constant shift between eras disrupted any small chance of my bonding with the Jewish family featured A Jew travelling into Stalin s Russia is not going to be a cheerful tale, no matter how idealistic Florence Fein, the novel s main protagonist, might be Having recently read Second Hand Time by Svetl Partway through The Patriots , I came to realize that I was feeling apprehensive Why Well, the history is quite familiar, the dramatic effect on the family saga was therefore sadly muted and the constant shift between eras disrupted any small chance of my bonding with the Jewish family featured A Jew travelling into Stalin s Russia is not going to be a cheerful tale, no matter how idealistic Florence Fein, the novel s main ...

The Patriots
  • English
  • 02 October 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 538 pages
  • 0385524412
  • Sana Krasikov
  • The Patriots