A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir by Lev Golinkin

A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir

Lev Golinkin

307 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir reflective slow-paced

Description

A compelling story of two intertwined journeys: a Jewish refugee family fleeing persecution and a young man seeking to reclaim a shattered past. In the twilight of the Cold War (the late 1980s), nine-year old Lev Golinkin and his family cross the ...

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Moods

emotional 77%
hopeful 66%
reflective 55%
funny 44%
inspiring 44%
adventurous 33%
informative 33%
challenging 22%
dark 11%

Pace

medium 77%
fast 22%

Average rating

4.16

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