When the Walls Have Ears

Ruth Hampel was born in Chemnitz Germany in 1930. Devoted communists her family moved to Leningrad to participate in the creation of a workers paradise. When her much-loved father disappeared during the Great Purge and her mother was falsely accused of treason Ruths life fell into turmoil. Branded a traitor at the age of six Ruth managed to survive despite the ongoing threats of Stalinism Nazism and starvation. In her remarkable memoir Ruth shares what it means to be a member of Stalins lost generation and how finding love helped her overcome a childhood steeped in fear and sorrow.Ruth Hampel was born in Chemnitz Germany in 1930. Devoted communists her family moved to Leningrad to participate in the creation of a workers paradise. When her much-loved father disappeared during the Great Purge and her mother was falsely accused of treason Ruths life fell into turmoil. Branded a traitor at the age of six Ruth managed to survive despite the ongoing threats of Stalinism Nazism and starvation. In her remarkable memoir Ruth shares what it means to be a member of Stalins lost generation and how finding love helped her overcome a childhood steeped in fear and sorrow.