Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour - Memories of Soviet Russia

Told in the dual points of view, Like A Drop of Ink in a Downpour is a clear-eyed look at the reality of life in the Soviet Union during the Cold War, giving us an insider's perspective on the roots of contemporary Russia. It is also a coming-of-age story, heartfelt and funny, a testament to the unbreakable bond between mothers and daughters, and the healing power of art.

List of contents

NOTE ON NAMES
PART
ONE: ALЁNA
In the Woods
From the Beginning
Village in a Stack
Rain and Frost
The Shared and the Unspoken
A Time to Uproot
Pápochka
To Fairyland
Within and Without
PART
TWO: GALIA
The Rain You
Accidentally Saw
My Childhood
My Marriage
The Decision to
Emigrate
At the Railway
The Supermarket
The Beauty Salon
Kosmétika’s District
Branch
The Unplanned
Krestí Prison
The Zóna: Sáblino
Labor Camp
The City of Bitter

PART
THREE: ALЁNA
Adolescence
A Time to Wait
Drawing with Erasers
On the Ladders 

“MEMORY” by Galia Lembersky

GLOSSARY
CREDITS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

About the author

Yelena Lembersky is an American author of two books, Felix Lembersky: Paintings and Drawings (2009), and Like a Drop of Ink in a Downpour, co-authored with her mother, Galina. Yelena's writing has appeared in The Forward, World Literature Today, and Cardinal Points Literary Journal, and she was a repeated guest on National Public Radio. She grew up in Leningrad and immigrated to the USA in 1987. She holds degrees in art and architecture from MIT and the University of Michigan. She is a granddaughter of Felix Lembersky (1913-1970), prominent Jewish artist with roots in Ukraine, best known for his Babyn Yar canvases and non-figurative work that resisted Soviet propaganda.

Summary

A memoir that traces the lives of a girl, Alna, her mother and her grandmother, and their quest to preserve the legacy of Alna's late grandfather, a prominent artist who depicted the Holocaust. Narrated in the voices of the girl and her mother, their shifting perspectives creates a vivid view of women and girls in Leningrad of the ‘70s and ‘80s.

Product details

Authors	Yelena Lembersky
Publisher	Ingram Publishers Services
Languages	English
Product format	Paperback / Softback
Released	18.01.2022
EAN	9781644696699
ISBN	978-1-64469-669-9
No. of pages	220
Subjects	Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Former Soviet Union, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, ART / Russian & Former Soviet Union, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General

Product details

• Authors: Yelena Lembersky
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 18.01.2022
• EAN: 9781644696699
• ISBN: 978-1-64469-669-9
• No. of pages: 220
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Survival, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Russian & Former Soviet Union, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, ART / Russian & Former Soviet Union, True stories of heroism, endurance & survival, True stories of heroism, endurance and survival, Former Soviet Union, USSR (Europe), HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General