At a time when 40% of Americans have forgotten that the U.S. and the Soviet Union were allies during World War II, Remembering War comes as a timely and evocative reminder of that critical alliance. Here are juxtaposed the voices of Soviet and American citizens, some famous (Elliott Roosevelt, Gheorghi Arbatov), many unknown, recalling in vivid detail what life was like during the war years. Their stories, supplemented by dozens of rare photographs from Soviet and American archives, draw a vibrant portrait of both the battlefronts and the homefronts, illuminating the war's complex legacy in the relations between our two countries. Inspired by a U.S.-Soviet television exchange, Remembering War offers an unprecedented dialogue among Soviets and Americans, who present recollections of both shared and contrasting experiences, of mutual respect and distrust. A Soviet woman recalls how she and other teenage girls formed their own combat unit, and an American woman pilot tells of ferrying fighter planes to the Soviet air force. Civilians present the sharp contrasts between the two home fronts, and soldiers from both armies remember the famous meeting on the Elbe. Numerous striking photographs capture the drama and poignancy of these moments. These voices and images remind us that only a few years before McCarthyism, Russian War Relief was the most popular charity in America, and the Red Army marched with American supplies. The book also captures the bitter reality of war and the tensions between the two allies. Soviets such as writer Grigory Baklanov voice deep resentment at long delays in the allied invasion of France, and Americans detail and criticize Moscow's secrecy and paranoia. For the first time, Soviets discuss Stalin's actions, the secret protocols of the Soviet-Nazi pact of 1939, and other controversial aspects of their involvement in the war. Many of the photos offer chilling testimony to the horrors of the war, matched by bleak accounts from the survivors of Stalingrad. In Remembering War, Soviet commentator Vladimir Pozner and American producer and professor Helene Keyssar (key figures in the television exchange) have produced a truly remarkable book, a unique reminder of the stark contrasts and forgotten unity in our wartime experiences. Published simultaneously in the U.S. and the Soviet Union, it offers a powerful exploration of the war's legacy and a testament to a renewed spirit of cooperation.

Remembering War: A U.S.-Soviet Dialogue

Literature & Fiction

Pozner, Vladimir

Keyssar, Helene

History & Criticism

Oxford University Press

Now in paperback--leading Soviet commentator Vladimir Pozner's bestselling book of personal memoir and political observation. Aside from Gorbachev, Pozner is the most widely known Russian personality in America, and he earns his fame with these controversial commentaries that reveal his strongly humanistic philosophy.

Parting With Illusions: The Extraordinary Life and Controversial Views of the Soviet Union's Leading Commentator

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Avon/Books

A Soviet commentator records each minute of the recent seventy-two hour coup that almost crushed the efforts of those who fought for change and freedom in the Soviet Union

Eyewitness: A Personal Account of the Unraveling of the Soviet Union

Social Sciences

Random House]

Leading Soviet commentator Vladimir Pozner reflects on his nation from Stalin to perestroika, the evolution of the Communist party, past "cultural genocide," and the world's emergence from Cold War thinking

Parting With Illusions

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

Atlantic Monthly Pr

Influential French novelist, screenwriter, pioneer in literary genre and Oscar nominee Vladimir Pozner came to the United States in the 1930s. He found the nation and its people in a state of profound material and spiritual crisis, and took it upon himself to chronicle the life of the worker, the striker, the politician, the starlet, the gangster, the everyman; to document the bitter, violent racism tearing our society asunder, the overwhelming despair permeating everyday life, and the unyielding human struggle against all that. Pozner writes about America and Americans with the searing criticism and deep compassion of an outsider who loves the country and its people far too much to render anything less than a brutally honest portrayal. Recalling Agee’s Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, Pozner shatters the rules of reportage to create a complete enduring and profound portrait.

The Disunited States

History

Americas

Seven Stories Press

How should the West deal with Putin's Russia? For the U.S. and some European powers the answer is obvious: isolate Russia with punishing economic sanctions, remove it from global institutions such as the G8, and arm the nations directly threatened by Putin. In short, return to the Cold War doctrine that froze Soviet aggression in Europe and helped bring about the collapse of communist Russia. Others argue that such a policy is a dead end. Putin's Russia has legitimate grievances against Western and NATO powers meddling in its sphere of influence. Instead of further antagonizing Putin and risking a dangerous escalation of the current conflict, the U.S. and Europe should seek common cause with Russia to address shared threats, from the Middle East to Asia to combating terrorism. In the 15th semi-annual Munk Debate, acclaimed academic Stephen F. Cohen and veteran journalist and bestselling author Vladimir Poznar square off against internationally renowned expert on Russian history Anne Applebaum and Russian-born political dissident Garry Kasparov to debate the future of the West's relationship with Russia.

Should the West Engage Putin’s Russia?: The Munk Debates (The Munk Debates, 2015)

Applebaum, Anne

KASPAROV, GARRY

Cohen, Stephen F.

House of Anansi Press

Knigu "Proshchanie s illiuziiami" Vladimir Pozner napisal dvadtcat odin god tomu nazad. Napisal po-angliiski. V SShA ona dvenadtcat nedel derzhalas v spiske bestsellerov gazety "Niu-Iork Taims". Pozner polagal, chto srazu perevedet svoiu knigu na russkii, no, kak on govoril: "Uzh slishkom trudno ona dalas mne, chut podozhdu". Zhdal vosemnadtcat let - perevod byl zavershen v 2008 godu. Eshche tri goda on razmyshlial nad tem, kak v rukopisi eti proshedshie gody otrazit. I tolko teper, po mneniiu avtora, prishlo vremia izdat russkii variant knigi "Proshchanie s illiuziiami".

Proshanie s illjuzijami

Astrelʹ

"Odnoetazhnaya Amerika" - eto osuschestvivshayasya mechta Vladimira Poznera, mechta, k kotoroj on shel 25 let - s teh samyh por, kogda prochital odnoimennuyu knigu Il'fa i Petrova i zagorelsya zhelaniem povtorit' ih puteshestvie po Amerike. Ne tak davno 16-serijnyj dokumental'nyj serial "Odnoetazhnaya Amerika" s Vladimirom Poznerom i Ivanom Urgantom s ogromnym uspehom proshel po Pervomu kanalu. V knige, napisannoj kak by "po sledam" fil'ma - to, chto ostalos' za kadrom. Goroda, sobytiya, istoriya, litsa. Takoj Ameriki vy ne znali!

Odnoetazhnaya Amerika (Russian Edition)

Kan, Brajan

Urgant, I. A.

Book on Demand Ltd.

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