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Sasha Zaichik In Breaking Stalin's Nose

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Breaking Stalin’s Nose is a book set in Russia during the 1950s when Joseph Stalin ruled as a ruthless dictator. The main character in the book is Sasha Zaichik, a ten year old boy whose father is a soldier in the secret police. The story begins with Sasha raving about how great a leader Stalin is and how happy he is to live in a communist country. Sasha wants to join the Young Pioneer’s and be just like his father. The Young Pioneer’s is a group of young children that honor Joseph Stalin. As the story progresses, Sasha’s father is arrested for being a traitor to Communism and Sasha is left alone as his mother died years before. Sasha lives in a commune with forty other people with very little privacy. One of their neighbors has coveted Sasha’s
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