Riding the Century: A Memoir

White Russians were retreating before advancing Bolsheviks in the east...Germans were losing control of the west...Poles were killing Ukrainians in Galicia. Over the phone, an unfamiliar voice warned twenty-year-old Alexandra, “Leave Kiev immediately.” Two days later, Alexandra stood on the railroad platform, crying as she watched her familiar life vanish behind her and hoping that the defeat of the Bolsheviks would bring a return of order. Instead, she was beginning a search for a new homeland, a quest that would span four continents and ten decades. Often fleeing with only what she could carry, Alexandra used her charm and ingenuity to build a future for herself and her family. Filled with icons and other artwork by Alexandra and more than 100 photographs, "Riding the Century" is Olgard Dabbert’s inspiring and loving account of his enterprising and courageous mother.