Download or read book Twelve Months of a Soviet Childhood written by Julia Gousseva and published by Createspace Independent Pub. This book was released on 2012-06-06 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most books about the Soviet Union focus on politics, food shortages, or lack of democratic freedoms. This collection portrays everyday experiences of a young girl growing up in the Soviet Union of the 1970's and 1980's. Childhood can be a magical and innocent time oblivious to political regimes and problems.That's what these twelve stories strive to convey.