A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir

Name: A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir
Author: Lev Golinkin

By Lev Golinkin

'A Backpack, a Bear, and Eight Crates of Vodka: A Memoir' by Lev Golinkin is a poignant and darkly comic account of a Jewish family's escape from the Soviet Union and the author's journey as an adult to reconnect with his past and the strangers who helped his family flee.