tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post1635940114036425809..comments2024-01-05T05:50:22.989-05:00Comments on Thoughts in Progress: Guest Blogger, Elena GorokhovaSavannahhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15118900505228075022noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-65080029767587516212010-06-14T00:40:12.020-04:002010-06-14T00:40:12.020-04:00Hi Mason and Elena,
So sorry I'm late to read...Hi Mason and Elena, <br />So sorry I'm late to reading this moving post. Thanks, Mason, for having Elena as a guest blogger. I am always captivated by Elena's writing. A Mountain of Crumbs is amazing and I am so proud of Elena and her accomplishments. Her mother truly was/is a remarkable woman.Kathleen A. Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10809993168019150186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-16387467332347508292010-05-27T12:56:42.496-04:002010-05-27T12:56:42.496-04:00Hi Mason and the wonderful blog visitors,
Thank yo...Hi Mason and the wonderful blog visitors,<br />Thank you for your insightful comments! When I was growing up in Soviet Russia, my mother seemed as overbearing as my Motherland. They were both controlling, protective, and difficult to leave; I was escaping both of them. It is only in this country, where my mother (ironically) followed me, that our roles reversed. I work and speak English; she doesn't. The relationship is much healthier, and I'm so glad she lived to be 96 to see this. But then, anyone who has gone through so much hardship and survived, I think, should live forever.elena gorokhovahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698277361577283049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-86484066730364222392010-05-27T11:58:22.677-04:002010-05-27T11:58:22.677-04:00Wow, what an amazing story. Thanks to Elena for sh...Wow, what an amazing story. Thanks to Elena for sharing it and to you for hosting her!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-51691622778655669812010-05-27T10:05:48.181-04:002010-05-27T10:05:48.181-04:00How interesting. I love reading books that capture...How interesting. I love reading books that capture an era from a land I've only read about. Sounds like an awesome setting for an awesome story. Best wishes for your success.<br /><br />Stephen TrempAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-17455426643537084582010-05-27T09:59:57.244-04:002010-05-27T09:59:57.244-04:00And added the book to my wishlist. I gather books...And added the book to my wishlist. I gather books on my wishlist and then purchase them.Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-66714823090143366172010-05-27T09:55:47.024-04:002010-05-27T09:55:47.024-04:00I read the interesting interview on the website.I read the interesting interview on the website.Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-40399126664147482392010-05-27T09:50:18.186-04:002010-05-27T09:50:18.186-04:00An important and moving post and book. I feel pri...An important and moving post and book. I feel privileged to have read it and eager to read the book. I am going to put it on my wish list immediately. Elena, thank you for sharing your story with us,<br /><br />Mason, thank you for hosting her!!!Mary Stebbins Taitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10626507461216769140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-50406569439633692822010-05-27T08:44:03.743-04:002010-05-27T08:44:03.743-04:00Wow, that is powerful!Wow, that is powerful!L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-32658131920382730272010-05-27T08:41:41.947-04:002010-05-27T08:41:41.947-04:00Elena, This story seems like a moving tribute to y...Elena, This story seems like a moving tribute to your mother. I especially like that it is more than a broad history, and includes "the daily deprivations and small joys of her family’s life." It is so often these very real instances that connect to and move readers.<br /><br />Mason, thanks for hosting Elena and her intriguing story.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-57267124484480727312010-05-27T08:30:32.423-04:002010-05-27T08:30:32.423-04:00Morning all. Thanks so much for stopping by. I thi...Morning all. Thanks so much for stopping by. I think Elena's story is one that will inspire us all.<br /><br />Elena, thank you so much for blogging here today and sharing your story with us.Mason Canyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935307400882363560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-63514112745115095822010-05-27T08:21:51.895-04:002010-05-27T08:21:51.895-04:00Mason - Thanks for hosting Elena.
ELena - Thank y...Mason - Thanks for hosting Elena.<br /><br />ELena - Thank you for sharing such a wonderful story with us. It's a beautiful reminder that history is never really that far from us. It's the individual, human stories like this one that keep history alive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-60560943836603392042010-05-27T07:53:22.874-04:002010-05-27T07:53:22.874-04:00Mason, you are great to bring these writers to us....Mason, you are great to bring these writers to us. How else would I know about these talents?<br /><br />Elena, This sounds like a crying book for me. How privileged you are to be able to tell these stories. Good for you. It is history we all need to know.<br /><br />TeresaT. Powell Coltrinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02160774009926623671noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-38572368178524278472010-05-27T06:47:04.635-04:002010-05-27T06:47:04.635-04:00Sounds like a wonderful read - I will locate it. T...Sounds like a wonderful read - I will locate it. Thank you for hosting Elena!Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6582932888892465523.post-51656292998118337142010-05-27T06:38:41.116-04:002010-05-27T06:38:41.116-04:00What a moving post. I'm definitely going to r...What a moving post. I'm definitely going to read A Mountain of Crumbs. My father was in the German army and fought in Russia, and toward the end of his life, he started to talk about some of the horrors of war that he had kept bottled up inside for most of his adult life. WWII caused so much devastation on both sides of the conflict, and I think memoirs like this are an important part of reminding the world that this can never happen again. They also help remind us that real people lived through those dark days and that these events were not just a page in a history book.Ingrid Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874816179648089811noreply@blogger.com