I was born at the beginning of it all on the Red sidethe Communist sideof the Iron Curtain Through annotated illustrations journals maps and dreamscapes Peter Sis shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw proudly wore the red scarf of a Young Pioneer stood guard at the giant statue of Stalin and believed whatever he was told to believe But adolescence brought questions Cracks began to appear in the Iron Curtain and news from the West slowly filtered into the country Sis learned about beat poetry rock n roll blue jeans and Coca Cola He let his hair grow long secretly read banned books and joined a rock band Then came the Prague Spring of 1968 and for a teenager who wanted to see the world and meet the Beatles this was a magical time It was short lived however brought to a sudden and brutal end by the Soviet led invasion But this brief flowering had provided a glimpse of new possibilitiescreativity could be discouraged but not easily killed By joining memory and history Sis takes us on his extraordinary journey from infant with paintbrush in hand to young man borne aloft by the wings of his art A NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER I was born at the beginning of it all on the Red side the Communist side of the Iron Curtain Through annotated illustrations journals maps and dreamscapes Peter Sis shows what life was like for a child who loved to draw proudly wore the red scarf of a Young Pioneer stood guard at the giant statue of Stalin and believed whatever he was told to believe But adolescence brought questions Cracks began to appear in the Iron Curtain and news from the West slowly filtered into the country Sis learned about beat poetry rock n roll blue jeans and Coca Cola He let his hair grow long secretly read banned books and joined a rock band Then came the Prague Spring of 1968 and for a teenager who wanted to see the world and meet the Beatles this was a magical time It was short lived however

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