Dr. Christine Urman

Christine Urman (43) talks with her daughter’s best friend about growing up in the Soviet Union and in Boston, her time at college, and what it was like raising a kid in residency.

Anna Lelashvili interviewing Larisa Lelashvili about life in the Soviet Union

Within this interview I asked Larisa Lelashvili about her experience living in Georgia during the Soviet Union. She talked about the benefits of living under the Soviet Union and how life changed after Georgia and many other countries received their...

From the Soviet Union to America – a story of hard work and a good amount of luck

In this interview, I discuss with my father his immigration experience from the Soviet Union to the United States. As a jew living in the Soviet Union, he saw limited opportunities and knew he needed to get out. He describes...

The Cold War

We talked about the Cold War and how it changed his life and how the times were during that time

Extra Credit: The Great Listen

Me and my mom talked about her life and how her adulthood was way different than expected. Also, she talked about what she wishes for me.

9,641 km, 2 continents, 1 lifetime, 0 defeats.

Growing up before WWII and falling in love were the easiest parts of Vera's life, but she encountered more hurdles along her way. On November 21, 2017, in Los Angeles, CA, Vera Volfson shares her story with her great-granddaughter Dara...

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...

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.

Life of political changes

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

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.

Trip to 5 cities in the Soviet Union Summer of 76

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

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...

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.

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.

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Kathleen O'Dell and Andrea Croley

Andrea Croley [no age given] tells her friend, Kathleen O'Dell [no age given] about her family's experience of the Bombing of Dresden, immigrating to Missouri as a child, and how her family history and personal experiences inform her condemnation of...

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Tim Barry and Kate Saba

One Small Step partners Tim Barry (43) and Kate Saba (44) sit down for a conversation about raising children and discuss how they formed their political beliefs.

Babushka & dedushka

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