Gender and Survival in Soviet Russia: A Life in the Shadow of Stalin’s Terror

A memoir from a woman with intimate knowledge of Stalin’s cruelty, Gender and Survival in Soviet Russia (Bloomsbury Academic) is the story of Ludmila Miklashevskaya’s upbringing, exile, false imprisonment, and later, her rehabilitation. Elaine MacKinnon ’83’s translation is the first in English.

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The September 2026 cover of PAW, featuring the headline "Minds at Play" written in game pieces — crossword, Scrabble, and Rubics Cube.
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September 2026

Princetonians who puzzle; inside ORFE’s rise; how 9/11 changed lives.