“I switched my allegiance in my heart, and in my mind, and in my spirit. This is a free country. A free country is a country where you can tell the truth.”

About Svetlana Alliluyeva

Author • Soviet-born American

Svetlana Iosifovna Alliluyeva was the youngest child and only daughter of Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin. In 1967, she caused an international sensation when she defected to the United States and became a naturalized...