5.0 颗星,最多 5 颗星Outstanding, Entertaining work of a Fascinating Time...Must Read!
2019年1月2日 - 已在美国亚马逊上发表
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This book was one of the best I read in all of 2018. As a Russian speaking retired CIA Officer, I was fascinated by Jacob's incredible and humorous journey through Czarist Russia. The book truly gives one an impression of life in Russia at that time...a time not well covered by English language historical works describing the period. Crazy coincidences and incredible developments are par for the course....and Jacob's outstanding writing recreates the "feel" of living in a Slavic dominated culture. Having lived in that part of the world for over 12 years, it was almost like visiting again....
5.0 颗星,最多 5 颗星Keeping His Sense of Humor While Surviving
2019年4月30日 - 已在美国亚马逊上发表
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I loved this book. I learned about a time when Russia and Japan were at war and the ordinary Russians and those under their dominion were hoping to overthrow the Czar. The author was a Jewish lad from Poland who somehow managed to keep his faith and also his sense of humor in the army and as a Russian prisoner. His survival is amazing. There is so much ignorance in the military command and so little regard for the ordinary soldier. There is also romance with its illusions and disillusions. I felt admiration for the author.
Great read, I would recommend you read the Samurai of Vishograd in conjunction with this book. The samurai of vishograd is the unedited part of this book. It is raw, sometimes repetitive and not in order but the jokes are sharper. This book accidental anarchist fixes the historical mistakes and repetition and closes the gaps where the Samurai of Vishograd did not include.
Update: Upon further reflection, this book really resonates with me. This story is about the human spirit, this man went thru many difficult hardships but never gave up, didn’t abandon his faith and kept his connection to his family strong.
5.0 颗星,最多 5 颗星If you ever wanted to know what it was like to live under Russian tzar - first hand account!
2018年6月10日 - 已在美国亚马逊上发表
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Incredible, yet true! Once you have gotten over the first two pages and accustomed to a diary style story-telling of this fascinating historical figure, it becomes very hard to put his granddaughter's book down.