Elena Southard on the Cold War & Fall of the USSR

Asking Elena Southard, a French teacher at C.W. Baker High School about her time as a child of an officer in the Red Army, and living in the Soviet Union during the collapse.

KS Interview 4/28/24

Mama’s journey through life in Poland when it was a Soviet satellite state and her immigration to the US. Jan interviews his mom, Kathy.

Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

This is an interview with my father, who was born and grew up in Poland while it was under authoritarian rule by the Soviet Union.

Interview with Mom

Interview with mom for history project.

Soviet Era, Storycorps

I interviewed my grandma about life in the Soviet Union, and talked about how the government that claimed progress and greatness, had some of the most downfalls.

LHP draft

Sergey Leonovich life in Soviet Union, Work, stress, family, age 52 contrast to America life vs Soviet Union

A Changing America: An Immigrant's Views on Modern Issues

I sit down with my grandfather, an immigrant from the Soviet Union, to discuss his journey and prevalent issues facing the United States and the world.

Jesse Lazarev interviews Flor Kuzminskiy

Interview conducted on November 26 2015 in Sacramento, California. Jesse Lazarev interviews his grandfather Flor Kuzminskiy about his life starting from childhood to his old age. He shares his first hand experiences of living in the Soviet Union as a...

Life stories with my Grandmother Zita Arkushenko

My Grandmother tells me about some of her life stories, talk about her mother which has witnessed horrors of Soviet Government, talk about how she met her husband, and other life stories.

interview with a Russian American mother
December 5, 2022 App Interview

Angelina, 44 Katrina 17 mother and daughter talk about growing up in Soviet Union, career path and life.

Life of political changes

It is difficult to find truth in a governmental institution once the precedent of lying has been set.

Trip to 5 cities in the Soviet Union Summer of 76

Red boots/ subway adventure/ tomb of Lenin and beautiful Kiev! And

Ralph Kayler talks to a student from Pentwater Schools about his experiences in The Korean War.

Background information on Ralph Kayler before the war and why he joined. A discussion of his time in boot camp and various types of training he received. Information about his time in Germany before going to the Korean Penninsula. A...

Jess Haykov and Julia McCormack

[Recorded: Friday, September 22nd, 2023] Jess Haykov (19) from Hollywood, Florida, and Julia McCormack (19) from Silver Spring, Maryland participated in this One Small Step conversation as part of their Public Service Pathways 1-credit UNST course at UVA. Julia shares...

Zach Newman – Interview with Dan Newman

My father, Dan Newman, speaks about his memories of growing up in New York City during the tumultuous late 1970's, the Reagan presidency, and the end of the Cold War.

Richard De George and Nathaniel Mueller

Richard De George (88) talks with his grandson, Nathaniel Mueller (17), about his experiences in the Soviet Union and his time teaching about Marxist philosophy at Kansas University.

Immigrating to the United States from the Soviet Union

An interview of life in the Soviet Union and immigration to the United States. The interview was conducted with a grandparent who lived in the Soviet Union.

Babushka & dedushka

Yefim Ostrozhansky (75) and Vicki Ostrozhansky (74) speak of the ways antisemitism affected their life in the Soviet Union.