Dog doing well stories from my life in the Soviet Union Sonya Vesterholt ; translated by Nina Sokol

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vesterholt, Sonja, 1945- author.

Contributor:

Sokol, Nina, translator.

Standardized Title:

Hunden er rask. English

Language:

English

Russian

Subjects (All):

Vesterholt, Sonja, 1945---Childhood and youth.

Vesterholt, Sonja.

Soviet Union. Komitet gosudarstvennoĭ bezopasnosti.

Soviet Union.

Saint Petersburg (Russia)--Biography.

Saint Petersburg (Russia).

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Newton, MA Cherry Orchard Books 2025

Summary:

"In this poignant and darkly humorous memoir, Sonya Vesterholt recounts her experiences growing up in Leningrad during the Stalin era and the post-Stalin "thaw." This collection of memories, stories, and jokes conveys personal experiences of historical events in the Soviet Union. Characters collide with the oppressive state espionage system that interferes in their personal lives and explore key moments from the author's childhood and youth. With both humor and bitterness, readers discover Sonya's routine heroism and resistance to state power as well as ironic details of everyday life. Under these circumstances, something as seemingly straightforward as a short message about the dog's health becomes a symbol of victory over fear and absurdity"-- De Gruyter Brill

Contents:

How the steel was tempered

The day of the cat

Dog doing well

Lolita Torres

"Shitty couch" on the wings of history

Sex in the Soviet Union

Kaliningrad

The scent of the Taiga

Sausages with stewed cabbage

Roadside picnic

The last summer

A Happy death

My father

Transit to paradise

How the steel was

Notes:

Translation of: Hunden er rask

Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter Brill, viewed January 11, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Vesterholt, Sonya, 1945- Dog doing well

ISBN:

9798887198309

9798887198293

OCLC:

1548333749

Access Restriction:

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