Man of Two Superpowers Grinshpun Yakov
Brainwashed by the school propaganda at the end of Stalin's rule, Yakov Grinshpun becomes an ardent young patriot. Unable to reconcile the communist ideals with the anti-Semitism he encounters…
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Brainwashed by the school propaganda at the end of Stalin's rule, Yakov Grinshpun becomes an ardent young patriot. Unable to reconcile the communist ideals with the anti-Semitism he encounters throughout his school years, Yakov dreams of a way to escape the shell of propaganda.A move from a shtetl to college in the city of Odessa opens his eyes to the realities of Soviet life: lack of freedom, harsh economic conditions, and the double life he is forced to live as a teacher. The idea of emigration is planted in his mind and grows into a desperation to leave the socialist "Paradise."After living in a socialist zoo for decades, would he be able to escape and put roots in a capitalist jungle?A Man of Two Superpowers is an engaging, intimate, and moving memoir of struggle, depression, and accomplishments-sprinkled with humor and self-deprecation. This story gives an inside