Dog Doing Well

Stories from My Life in the Soviet Union

By: Sonya Vesterholt, Nina Sokol (Translator)

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Paperback | 7 October 2025

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230 Pages

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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."

Through vivid anecdotes of family life in a cramped communal apartment, encounters with the ever-watchful KGB, and the quiet struggles of daily survival, she reveals the pervasive fear and control that defined Soviet society.Against this backdrop of repression, Vesterholt explores personal identity, particularly the challenges of being Jewish in a system where heritage dictated one's opportunities. History looms over her story-Stalin's purges, the Siege of Leningrad, and the enduring scars of political oppression-yet moments of resilience and aspiration shine through.Blending memoir, history, and sharp social commentary, Dog Doing Welloffers an intimate, unforgettable portrait of life behind the Iron Curtain.

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