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Lieferstatus:	i.d.R. innert 7-14 Tagen versandfertig
Veröffentlichung:	September 2020
Genre:	Geschichte / Politik / Kultur
ISBN:	9781663206794
EAN-Code:	9781663206794
Verlag:	iUniverse
Einband:	Gebunden
Sprache:	English
Dimensionen:	H 222 mm / B 145 mm / D 11 mm
Gewicht:	316 gr
Seiten:	138
Zus. Info:	HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
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Growing up in Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) in the 1950-60s, a period defined by Soviet leaders as time of "developed socialism", Svetlana believed in the greatness of socialism: fairness, equality and the benevolence of the communist leaders managing society's march toward progress. Gradually, disillusion set in as historical and contemporary events exposed the true reality behind the veil of empty words. The decision to immigrate wasn't easy. Parents, relatives, and friends were left behind. Then, in 1980, came the unexpected discovery of a new life in capitalist USA. This unusually personal story that starts in the Soviet Union and ends in the United States draws parallels between two economic and political systems and provides a missing perspective and commentary on parallels to life in the USA. In this book Svetlana makes the case for how a free market economy in the USA leads to a dramatically better life for a common person, than that of powerful centralized government as she experienced living in both the USA and the former USSR. Many articles that the author published in the Investor's Business Daily under "IBD Exclusive Commentary Series: Perspectives of a Russian Immigrant" are poignantly relevant today. They are included in the book with IBD's permission.