Svetlana Alliluyeva Quotes


Nowhere have I found words more powerful than those in the Psalms. Their fervid poetry cleanses one, gives one strength, brings hope in moments of darkness. Makes one look critically into oneself, convict oneself, and wash one's heart clean with one's own tears. It is the ever-burning fire of love, of gratitude, humility, and truth.


Citations

Alliluyeva, Svetlana. Only One Year. Translated by Paul Chavchavadze, Harper & Row, 1969, p. 136.

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Svetlana Alliluyeva
Svetlana Alliluyeva
  • Born: February 28, 1926
  • Died: November 22, 2011
  • Nationality: Russian, American, British
  • Profession: Writer Lecturer

Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva, later known as Lana Peters, was the youngest child and only daughter of Soviet leader Joseph Stalin and his second wife Nadezhda Alliluyeva. In 1967, she caused an international furor when she defected to the United States and, in 1978, became a naturalized citizen. From 1984 to 1986, she briefly returned to the Soviet Union and had her Soviet citizenship reinstated. She was Stalin's last surviving child.