Twenty Letters to a Friend by Svetlana Alliluyeva
A critical review of Svetlana Alliluyeva’s Twenty Letters to a Friend translated by Priscilla Johnson McMillan. The author portrays Stalin’s daughter’s memoir as readable yet evasive about the purges and terror, offering a vivid portrait of the dictator and his family without deep judgment.
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Svetlana Alliluyeva
Priscilla Johnson McMillan
New York
Harper & Row
Kremlin
Svetlana
Stalin
Beria
Svetlana Abkiluyeva
Russia
Ivan the Terrible
Rusia
Svetlana Allilyeva
Hitler
FRIENDSVILLE P.T.A. and Community Notices Highlight Local Activities
The FRIENDSVILLE Elementary P T A sets its first 8 p.m. meeting Sept 19 in the school cafeteria with Albert Ringer of Oakland presenting a Europe trip. Teen Challenge from New York City schedules programs Sept 17 at the Assembly of God Church. Local clubs host meetings, births, farewells, and family reunions through September with community members listed and addresses noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Assembly of God Church
Danny Wample
Amos Friend
Wayne Friend
Delorice Friend
Andrew Air Force Base
Maryland
Arthur Fike
Portage
Ind
Harry Friend
Dewey Fike
Sylvanus Fike
Town Park
Leroy Hostetler
Homemakers Club
White Rock
Paul Lytle
Uniontown Hospital
Charles Rush
Bobby
Ned Maes
Confluence
Boyd Paugh
Deer Park
Ross Watson
Terra Alta
Paul Mason
Howard Pulliam
Markleysburg
E. A. Cupp
Fred Humbertson
Clyde Frantz
0. G. Rush
Baltimore
Myra Savage
Detrick
Merle Lines
Lines
Kathryn Holman
Wallace
Bud) Holman
Hague
Holland
Holman
University of Virginia
Charlottsville
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Book Review
Olga Carlisle
Friendsville
P.T.A
W.S.C.S
Richard Stanton
Selbysport
Bear Creek Road
Paul Fisher
George Vitez
A. D. Frazee
L.C.W. Met
L.C.W
Leslie Savage
Christ
Pleasant Village
Pittsburgh
Memorial Christian
Holy Dominion
Virginia Wakefield
Linda Degelman
Jane Umbel
Bob Jones University
Greenville, D.C
Dotty Riley
Dana Umbel
Judi Brannon
Pat Brannon
Ross Butterworth
Bud Lines
Sam Wakefield
Sam Mahaffey
Clifford Sarver
Beryl Faulkner
Harriet Faulkner
Richard
Workman
Paula Lohr
Vernon Witt
North Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
Dennis Ray
Gary Friend
Meyersdale
Lodge Hall
University
University Ave
Westover
Dunkard Avenue
Fiera Ia
Odland
Foodland
Han
Shamrock
Pillsbury
California
Staley
APA
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