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    The Many Lives of Tania Laveder, Russian World War II Survivor
    The Many Lives of Tania Laveder, Russian World War II Survivor
    The Many Lives of Tania Laveder, Russian World War II Survivor
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    The Many Lives of Tania Laveder, Russian World War II Survivor

    By Jemma Helene

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    Tania Laveder was completing her first year of medical school in the spring of 1942, when she received a fateful letter drafting her into World War II to assist Russia’s Red Army. Two-and-a-half generations later, at the age of 93, Tania shares the rollercoaster of her young life during those tumultuous years. Captured in Crimea, in the catacombs outside Kerch, she served three years in Germany as a prisoner of war. In the final days of the war, she married an Italian, and shortly they set out to reestablish their lives in France’s Côte d’Azur. But in starting all over again, Tania longed to know what remained of her family back home, in the little farming community outside Krasnodar. In The Many Lives of Tania Laveder, Tania’s story at last is in print.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJemma Helene
    Release dateMay 30, 2016
    ISBN9780995205307
    The Many Lives of Tania Laveder, Russian World War II Survivor
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    Jemma Helene

    Who she is: Jemma (charmingly pronounced ZHE-ma by the Côte d'Azur locals) Where she grew up: Rockford, Illinois First job: A financial-type in Chicago, London and Johannesburg Second job: A literary-type in Denver, Toronto and Antibes Life-long passion: Writing . . . and making music Whole-family passion: Travelling off the beaten track Why she writes her French Lessons blog: Because reality really is stranger than fiction. Especially when you live in the Côte d’Azur.

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      The Many Lives of Tania Laveder, Russian World War II Survivor - Jemma Helene

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      The Many Lives of Tania Laveder, Russian World War II Survivor

      Jemma Helene

      Copyright 2016 by Jemma Helene

      Produced by Bright Wing Books (brightwing.ca)

      Distributed by Smashwords.

      If you enjoyed this account, please join Jemma on her French Lessons blog site (www.frenchlessonsblog.com) for more real-life stories from France's Côte d'Azur. And do subscribe: It's free.

      Contents

      Prologue

      Cossack Roots

      Kerch Nightmare

      Prisoner Life

      Nascent Freedoms

      New Start

      Postscript

      PROLOGUE

      Tania Laveder had hoped to write her own story, but over the years she has lost some of her Russian. She learned German only for the purposes of survival. The Italian of her in-laws remains fairly non-existent. And the French that has governed her life for almost 70 years now – well, she never approached the language with the sincerity of a student. She was always busy raising children. If she had tried to write her story, she feared no one would have taken it seriously.

      May I write your story for you? I ask Tania. In English?

      Cent pour cent! she says, her hands and arms waving enthusiastically in the close space of her bungalow on Cap d’Antibes, in France’s Côte d’Azur. 100%! You can do what you want with it!

      This account is a best effort. I’ve tried to understand, synthesize and tell Tania’s story with both accuracy and simplicity. The way this

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