TY - GEN T1 - Red quarter moon : a search for family in the shadow of Stalin T2 - Tsarist and Soviet Mennonite studies. A1 - Konrad, Anne LA - English PP - Toronto Ont. PB - University of Toronto Press YR - 2012 UL - https://ebooks.jgu.edu.in/Record/jstor_eba_ocn794619670 AB - "Anne Konrad's Red Quarter Moon is the gripping account of her search for family members lost and disappeared within the Soviet Union. Konrad's ancestors, Mennonites, had settled the Ukrainian steppes in the late 1790s. An ethno-religious minority, they became special objects of Soviet persecution. Though her parents fled in 1929, many relatives remained in the USSR. AB - Konrad's search for these missing extended family members took place over twenty years and five continents - on muddy roads, lonesome steppes, and in old letters, documents, or secret police archives. Her story emerges as both haunting and inspiring, filled with dramatically different accounts from survivors now scattered across the world. She aligns the voices of her subjects chronologically against the backdrop of Soviet policy, intertwining the historical context of the Terror Years with her own personal quest. Red Quarter Moon is an enthralling journey into the past that offers a unique look at the lives of ordinary families and individuals in the USSR."--Pub. desc. OP - 356 CN - BX8119.S65 K65 2012eb SN - 9781442694163 SN - 1442694165 SN - 9781442642508 KW - Conrad family. KW - Braun family. KW - Conrad (Famille) KW - Braun (Famille) KW - Braun family KW - Conrad family KW - Mennonites : Soviet Union : Biography. KW - Mennonites : Soviet Union : History : 20th century. KW - Persecution : Soviet Union : History : 20th century. KW - Mennonites : URSS : Biographies. KW - Mennonites : URSS : Histoire : 20e siècle. KW - HISTORY : Europe : Russia & the Former Soviet Union. KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY : Religious. KW - RELIGION : Christianity : Denominations. KW - Mennonites KW - Persecution KW - Soviet Union KW - 1900-1999 KW - Biographies KW - History ER -