In the winter of 1969, in Kyiv, protesting against the USSR’s Russification policy and the Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia, Mykola Bereslavskyi attempted to self-immolate but was arrested and sentenced. The family was accused of espionage, with rumors spreading in the village that «a secret tunnel led from our house to America…» His daughter Zhanna Kryzhanovska shares memories of her father. This is a story of resilience and courage that reveals significant chapters of resistance to the Soviet system.
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