Name: Last Ship to Freedom (en Inglés)
SKU: 65919525
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Author: Adams, Tamara Buzyna

portada Last Ship to Freedom (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Editorial

Thought Leader Academy Publishing

Autor

Adams, Tamara Buzyna

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

302

Encuadernación

Tapa Dura

Dimensiones

22.9x15.2x2.1 cm

ISBN13

9781968668990

Last Ship to Freedom (en Inglés)

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As the Russian Civil War reached its final, tumultuous stages, 11-year-old Lydia Komarkoff and her parents had already spent 11 months living aboard the steamship Kherson adrift in the Black Sea, seeking refuge from the chaos engulfing their homeland. But on November 14, 1920, their fate took a drastic turn. Swept up in a mass exodus, they joined 150,000 desperate refugees fleeing Crimea, crammed onto 126 vessels in a frantic bid for survival. With the devastating defeat of General Peter Wrangel's White Army, their last hope crumbled, forcing Lydia's family to abandon everything and everyone they had ever known for an uncertain future.It was their last chance at freedom. Adjusting to life aboard the Kherson was an 18-month odyssey, a seemingly endless voyage that tested Lydia and her family at every turn. They endured harrowing battles against a typhus epidemic, coal shortages, food insecurity, and the relentless instability of exile, all while witnessing haunting sights, like frantic, abandoned horses disappearing into the depths of the sea. Even in the darkest of moments, Lydia found glimmers of hope, resilience, and the will to persevere.Thoroughly researched and lyrically written by her granddaughter, genealogical expert Tamara Buzyna Adams, this narrative breathes life into Lydia's diaries, offering an intimate, firsthand account of displacement through the eyes of a child. It is a rare and deeply personal glimpse into the struggles of exile - the fear, the small joys, and the unbreakable spirit of a girl forced to grow up too soon. A century later, Lydia's story remains strikingly relevant, showing the strength of refugees then and now, as well as the challenges of isolation and survival, from global crises to the COVID-19 pandemic. By uncovering her grandmother's past, Buzyna-Adams brings family together and reminds us of the enduring power of perseverance and connection.