Path of Thorns

Soviet Mennonite Life under Communist and Nazi Rule

Jacob J. Neufeld, Harvey L. Dyck, Sarah Dyck

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University of Toronto Press
21 January 2014

Memoirs; Other Nonconformist & Evangelical Churches

Series: Tsarist and Soviet Mennonite Studies

Under Bolshevik and Nazi rule, nearly one-third of all Soviet Mennonites - including more than half of all adult men - perished, while a large number were exiled to the east and the north by the Soviet secret police (NKVD). Others fled westward on long treks, seeking refuge in Germany during the Second World War. However, at war's end, the majority of the USSR refugees living in Germany were sent to the Soviet Gulag, where many died.

Paths of Thorns is the story of Jacob Abramovich Neufeld (1895-1960), a prominent Soviet Mennonite leader and writer, as well as one of these Mennonites sent to the Gulag. Consisting of three parts - a Gulag memoir, a memoir-history, and a long letter from Neufeld to his wife - this volume mirrors the life and suffering of Neufeld's generation of Soviet Mennonites. In the words of editor and translator Harvey L. Dyck, ""Neufeld's writings elevate a simple story of terror and survival into a remarkable chronicle and analysis of the cataclysm that swept away his small but significant ethno-religious community.""

By: Jacob J. Neufeld
Edited by: Harvey L. Dyck, Sarah Dyck
Imprint: University of Toronto Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 34mm
Weight: 820g
ISBN: 9781442646094
ISBN 10: 1442646098
Series: Tsarist and Soviet Mennonite Studies
Pages: 476
Publication Date: 21 January 2014
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Harvey L. Dyck is a professor emeritus in the History Department at the University of Toronto.

Reviews for Path of Thorns: Soviet Mennonite Life under Communist and Nazi Rule

'A highly readable translation of Neufeld's writings... Dyck offers new insights into how Soviet interrogators weaved grand narratives, drawing friends and colleagues to implicate each other and themselves in fabricated crimes. This adds a deeper understanding of the world in which Neufeld's experiences unfolded.' -- Aileen Friesen The Russian Review vol 73:04:2014 'The book provides an important firsthand account of life in the gulag and a unique perspective on the Nazi invasion of Ukraine.' -- Colin P. Neufeldt The Mennonite Quarterly, April 2015