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Breaking Stalin's Nose is a 2011 children's historical novel written and illustrated by Eugene Yelchin. It is set in Moscow during the Stalin era and shows a boy's disillusion with his hero Stalin after his father is unjustly arrested.
- Eugene Yelchin
- 2011
11 de set. de 2011 · Synopsis: Ten-year-old Sasha is a fervently loyal Stalinist, who is excited to become a part of the Young Pioneers (Stalin's youth organization) and extremely proud of his father, who works for the State Security (secret police).
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Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin. On the eve of his induction into the Young Pioneers, Sasha’s world is overturned when his father is arrested by Stalin’s guard. Yelchin deftly crafts a stark and compelling story of a child’s lost idealism. 2012 Newbery Honor Winner Eugene Yelchin.
Breaking Stalin's Nose is a children's historical novel written and illustrated by Russian-American author Eugene Yelchin, published in 2011. The story is set in Stalin-era Moscow, and follows the story of ten-year-old Sasha Zaichik, a loyal communist and soon-to-be Youth Pioneer who begins the novel by writing a letter to Stalin himself in ...
15 de out. de 2013 · The book shows what it was like under Stalin, with people spying on each other and reporting each other, and the secret police system operated in partnership with Stalin's paranoia. The main character is believable and relatable, a boy who starts out as a strong believer in Stalin and in Communism, who within 24 hours discovered reasons to ...
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- Eugene Yelchin
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- Square Fish
15 de out. de 2013 · ISBN. 9781250034106. Reading Guide. Organize a Book Club. In The News. “Mr. Yelchin has compressed into two days of events an entire epoch, giving young readers a glimpse of the precariousness of life in a capricious yet ever-watchful totalitarian state.” — Wall Street Journal.
15 de jul. de 2012 · 4.6 583 ratings. See all formats and editions. Celebrated artist and author Eugene Yelchin drew on his own experience growing up in Soviet Russia to pen this Newbery Honor Book. Breaking Stalin's Nose follows 10-year-old Sasha Zaichik, who wants nothing more than to be a Young Pioneer in Stalin's Communist Party.
- Eugene Yelchin
