The Mystery Of Olga Chekhova by Antony Beevor

This is the extraordinary tale of how one family survived the Russian Revolution, the civil war, the rise of Hitler, the Stalinist Terror and the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union. Anton Chekhov. She left Russia for Germany and became a film star honoured by the Nazis yet secretly worked for Soviet intelligence. Some of her closest relatives joined her in Berlin; the rest remained in Moscow. Olga Chekhova left Moscow in 1920 to escape starvation and degradation. In Berlin, by making the most of her Chekhov name, she obtained a part in a silent movie. Success followed quickly and she eventually became Hitler's favourite film star. Army during the civil war. When he returned to Russia in 1921, he was forced to work for Soviet intelligence.

Publisher:	Viking
Year:	2004
Binding:	Hardback
ISBN:	9780670915200
Condition:	Good
Description:	DJ.

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SKU: 1588377
Location: War