A Polish Girl in Siberia

A Polish Girl in Siberia, Volume 1, is a historical memoir detailing a child's forced relocation to Siberia under Stalin's Gulag system. In April 1940, six-year-old Ida and her mother were deported by Soviet soldiers to remote regions of Russia. This biography explores their struggle to survive subhuman conditions, the fight against typhoid fever, and the effort to reunite with an imprisoned father during the Second World War.

This work of women's history focuses on survival and the resilience of the human spirit within the brutal political climate of Europe. Translated by her granddaughter, the text provides a detailed account of Ida's journey home to Poland and her later career as a pioneering doctor. A Polish Girl in Siberia serves as a poignant record of community and culture, highlighting how small acts of kindness facilitate liberation from exile.