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With God in Russia

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Walter Ciszek was born into a family of Polish emigrants. After joining the Jesuits, he committed to missionary work in Russia and adopted the Eastern rite. When World War II broke out, he was in a Polish region occupied by the Red Army. In 1940, he was arrested and spent 23 years imprisoned by the Soviet regime, including 15 years in Siberia. It was not until 1963 that he was able to return to the United States, exchanged for two Soviet agents. He wrote two books about his life experiences, and this is one of them.

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With God in Russia, Walter Ciszek, Daniel L. Flaherty

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Title
With God in Russia
Language
English
Publisher
HarperOne
Released
2017
Format
Paperback
Pages
400
ISBN10
006264162X
ISBN13
9780062641625
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First published
1964
Original title
With God in Russia. My Twenty-Three Years As a Priest In Soviet Prisons and Siberian Labor Camps
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Walter Ciszek was born into a family of Polish emigrants. After joining the Jesuits, he committed to missionary work in Russia and adopted the Eastern rite. When World War II broke out, he was in a Polish region occupied by the Red Army. In 1940, he was arrested and spent 23 years imprisoned by the Soviet regime, including 15 years in Siberia. It was not until 1963 that he was able to return to the United States, exchanged for two Soviet agents. He wrote two books about his life experiences, and this is one of them.