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into communist countries. Wardin also claims that the book gives a distorted view of evangelical life in the Soviet Union, stating that "the allegation that for years before the late 1960s there was not even one Protestant church in Novosibirsk is untrue" and that "the figure of 30,000 Initiative
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to investigate various parts of book. Through the film, she claims that contrary to her own expectations, there are many inconsistencies in the autobiography, such as the section dealing with Sergei's experience in the Barysevo Orphanage as a child. The documentary, titled
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to Canada, and his new life in Canada and the United States. The book opens with Kourdakov's escape to Canada. Beginning with the second chapter, the book flashes back to Kourdakov's childhood.
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Damian Wojciechowski, whom she met during her investigation. He was also attempting to film a documentary on Kourdakov's life, but was struggling with inconsistencies in the book.
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has been met with varied criticism regarding its authorship and accuracy. Some, such as Albert W. Wardin, believe that the biography was at least partially written by members of
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Soviet Security and Intelligence Organizations 1917-1990: A Biographical Dictionary and Review of Literature in English
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It was published in English, then translated to at least fourteen languages including German, Spanish, French,
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Baptists in Kamthatka and that of over 150 attacks in two years seems unbelievably high."
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Livre : Pardonne-moi Natacha. Sergei Kourdakov, Marc Fromager - 9782843782978
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In 2004, United States Christian journalist Caroline Walker released a drama
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Trillin, Calvin (May 5, 1973). "US Journal: Southern California".
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in the 1970s, but defected to Canada in 1971 and converted to
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The documentary received multiple awards at film festivals.
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Index


Sergei Kourdakov
Baker Publishing Group
Baker Publishing Group
Ballantine Books
Hardback
Paperback
ISBN
0-8007-0631-5
OCLC
703265
autobiography
Sergei Kourdakov
KGB
Soviet Union
Evangelical Christianity
posthumously
Russian
Dutch
Novosibirsk Oblast
orphan
Naval
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
defection
Underground Evangelism
Bibles
documentary
Siberia
Jesuit
Persecution of Christians in the Soviet Union

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