This was an interesting read.
Yelchin does a tremendous job of putting the reader in the middle of Stalin's Soviet Union through the eyes of the young narrator. Sasha is on the verge of becoming a Young Pioneer and is bursting with pride. His father is a high official and though the two live in what we would consider poverty, they are considered privileged.Everything changes when Sasha's father is arrested. The boy's fear and outrage are well described as is the horrors of communism and what it did to this society.
There aren't a lot of children's books out there on this subject matter and that is a shame. This is an accessible read that will help a new generation understand the tragic past of the Soviet Union.
Current news from Russia relevant to the book Breaking Stalin's nose. And what is happening in Russia.
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