Episode 2
From the moment she goes to nursery school, Elena begins to rebel against being part of the collective. Read by Sian Thomas.
From the moment she goes to nursery school in the Soviet Union of the 1960s, Elena Gorokhova begins to rebel against being part of the collective and is threatened by the redoubtable Aunt Polya, with a dvoika, in behaviour.
And as she progresses to proper school she knows that membership of the Young Pioneers and later the Komsomol awaits her as it awaits all her fellow students.
Read by Sian Thomas
A Jane Marshall Production for BBC Radio 4.
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Tue 24 Aug 201009:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Wed 25 Aug 201000:30BBC Radio 4
- Tue 11 Aug 201514:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 12 Aug 201502:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
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