This is a continuation of my reading of Victor Herman’s book, Coming Out Of The Ice, An Unexpected Life, out of print for some time. Just a reminder of why I am doing this. I consider this book to be extremely important, because it is a glimpse into what we can expect if we do not resist the oncoming tyranny. Victor Herman, in discussing his experiences in the Soviet gulag emphasized: “Don’t think it can’t happen here.” And, it is now happening here.
The series begins here.
Here is the end of Victor’s book, a memoir, an autobiography. What it is not is fiction.
The girls and me before a little party I gave for them after they were released from the U.S.S.R.
The book ends in March 1978, with Victor and his two daughters in Detroit, and Galina still not allowed to leave the Soviet Union.
Post-Epilogue
I don’t know when, but Galina was eventually released, joining her husband and children in Detroit. The book was published in 1979. And in 1981 or 1982, I don’t remember exactly when, I saw Victor and Galina at a small gathering at Rutgers College in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Victor was promoting his book, and at this gathering he gave a talk, about an hour or so, regarding his experiences.
The reading is here. As always, I hope you appreciate Victor’s words.