Twenty Letters to a Friend
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"Twenty Letters to a Friend" is a memoir by Svetlana Alliluyeva, Joseph Stalin’s daughter, in which she reflects on her life inside the Soviet elite and her complex relationship with her father.
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| instanceOf |
book
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memoir → |
| author |
Svetlana Alliluyeva
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| countryOfOrigin |
Soviet Union
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| describes |
Stalin’s family life
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Stalin’s personality → childhood of Svetlana Alliluyeva → emotional impact of Stalin’s rule on his family → life inside the Soviet elite → personal relationship with Joseph Stalin → political climate in the Stalin era → privileges of the Soviet nomenklatura → repression under Stalin → |
| genre |
autobiography
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political memoir → |
| hasCentralTheme |
complex relationship between father and daughter
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disillusionment with Soviet ideology → memory and trauma → moral responsibility → |
| hasForm |
prose
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| literaryForm |
letters
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| literaryStyle |
confessional
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reflective → |
| mainSubject |
Joseph Stalin
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Soviet elite → Stalin family → Svetlana Alliluyeva → life in the Soviet Union → |
| medium |
print
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| narrativePerspective |
first-person
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| notableFor |
critical reflection on Stalin’s legacy
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insider view of Stalin’s household → personal account by Stalin’s daughter → |
| originalLanguage |
Russian
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| portrays |
Joseph Stalin as a political leader
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Joseph Stalin as a private person → |
| publicationPeriod |
1960s
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| relatedPerson |
Joseph Stalin
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Nadezhda Alliluyeva → members of the Soviet leadership → |
| relatedWork |
Only One Year
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| structure |
twenty letters
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| targetAudience |
general readers
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readers interested in Soviet history → readers interested in biographies of political figures → |
| timeSpanDescribed |
Stalin era
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early 20th century → post-Stalin Soviet Union → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Svetlana Alliluyeva
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Svetlana Iosifovna Stalina → Svetlana Iosifovna Stalina ("Twenty Letters to a Friend: A Memoir") → |
notableWork |
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The Faraway Music: A Memoir of My Father, Joseph Stalin
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relatedWork |