This book is a unique description of the Stalin's Children's Gulag.
It is Russian original of the book with the same title in English.
It contains several narratives. The first one, "Orphans of
Communism," is a historical overview of the orphan's GULAG.
Described are the barbaric laws, the scales of the catastrophe, the
Russian criminal environment as a bearer of a special folklore-the
song and musical culture of the prisons and concentration camps.
English translations some of these songs are provided. The second
narrative is a translation of the twenty most popular Russian
street's and thief's songs in English. Then goes a thief's cant
dictionary (Gulag's folklore). The next one is a main narrative of
this book: an adventure story "I Am Your Prisoner for Life." It is
based on recollections from author's experience surviving at the
Center for the Intake and Evaluation of Displaced Juveniles (DPR),
situated in city Luga during 1946-1948, after his parents were
thrown into prison. The pictures of everyday reality go on: the
stealing of food and clothes from starving children, humiliations,
scuffles, bullying, assaults and batteries, sex and rape, which
could be shocking even for those accustomed to Hollywood
productions. The boy overcomes his terror, betrays, and denounces
the ringleaders. According to the thief's canons, a traitor must
die, and the boy is punished by stabbing. He survives, escapes from
the DPR, and finds his way to his mother's prison camp. This book,
with a fascinating plot and amazing, unconventional musical arts,
was narrated in a way that nobody before had. The indissoluble
alloy of orphan's GULAG structure, its folklore, melodies, and
songs appears as a genuine richness and thrilling material for film
creators. This narrative is not only an almost forgotten page of
the waifs' and strays' lives in Stalin's time, but also a document
of accusation. The next narrative is memoirs, presented in the form
of miniature stories, of a very old woman, a refugee from Russia,
who survived the Blockade of Leningrad, Stalin's prisons, exile to
Siberia, and the ordeals of her children and close relatives. Some
photos and documents are included in this history. The last
narrative is a miniature story about an old Jewish woman interview
in American Embassy in Moscow.
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