| Description |
383 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Translation of: The mystery of Olga Chekhova. |
| Bibliography |
Filmography: pages [377]-[382]. |
| Summary |
The little-known true story of a family torn apart by revolution and war. Olga Chekhova (Tschechowa), a stunning Russian beauty, was the niece of playwright Anton Chekhov and a famous Nazi-era film actress who was closely associated with Hitler. After fleeing Bolshevik Moscow for Berlin in 1920, she was recruited by her composer brother Lev to become a Soviet spy--a career she spent her entire postwar life denying. The story of how Olga and her family survived the Russian Revolution, the rise of Hitler, the Stalinist Terror, and the Second World War becomes, in author Beevor's hands, a breathtaking tale of survival in a merciless age.--From U.S. publisher description. |
| Subject |
Tschechowa, Olga, 1897-1980.
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Actors -- Soviet Union -- Biography.
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Spies -- Soviet Union -- Biography.
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| Added Author |
Losev, S. A. (Sergeĭ Andreevich), 1927-
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| Added Title |
Mystery of Olga Chekhova. Russian
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| ISBN |
5699235884 |
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9785699235889 |
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