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Authors: Eugene Yelchin

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Copyright © 2011 by Eugene Yelchin
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eISBN 9781429949958
First eBook Edition : August 2011
 
 
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Yelchin, Eugene.
Breaking Stalin's nose / Eugene Yelchin.—1st ed.
p. cm.
Summary: In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, ten-year-old Sasha idolizes his
father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha
homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values, and beliefs.
ISBN 978-0-8050-9216-5 (hc)
1. Soviet Union—History—1925–1953—Juvenile fiction.
[1. Soviet Union—History—1925–1953—Fiction. 2. Communism—Fiction.
3. Fathers and sons—Fiction.] I. Title.
PZ7.Y3766Br 2011 [Fic]—dc22 2011005792
First Edition—2011 / Designed by April Ward
Graphite on paper was used to create the illustrations for this book.

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