Svetlana! Svetlana!
Svetlana! Svetlana!
Playlist by Svetlana! Svetlana!In 1967, Joseph Stalin’s daughter braved her way over the Iron Curtain, secret memoir in tow, and landed in America as the Cold War’s most famous defector. At 40 years old, Svetlana had left everythin…Follow the podcast:
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The Last Laugh
After pinballing around the world for two decades, the only thing Svetlana has left is her story. But what will it take for the world to hear it?
36:42
Back to the USSR
Svetlana keeps searching for a place that feels like home. Could it be America? Could it be England? Could it be… Russia and the children that she left behind 18 years ago?
33:17
Divorce Taliesin Style
Svetlana reaches a breaking point at Taliesin. But as she tries to move forward into the next chapter of her life, her past continues to haunt her.
28:47
Baby Bump
Just a few months into her whirlwind marriage, Svetlana finds herself unexpectedly pregnant at 44 — much to the displeasure of Olgivanna.
33:08
Mother Knows Best
The honeymoon phase ends quickly for newlywed Svetlana as she chafes against communal life at Taliesin — and its overbearing leader.
33:15
The Montenegrin
Who is Olga Ivanovna Lazović Hinzenberg Lloyd Wright? And why is her name so short? In this episode, we learn about a woman who survived revolutions and revelations, all in the pursuit of art and immortality.
33:16
The Very Special Wedding Episode!
It’s been only three weeks since Svetlana first set foot at Taliesin West, and she’s about to marry Frank Lloyd Wright’s protégé: William Wesley Peters. Could this be happily ever after?
34:40
Come to Desert, Find Peace
A strange and mystical invitation lures Svetlana to Frank Lloyd Wright’s architecture commune in the Arizona desert. And so, Svetlana embarks on a new journey that will alter the course of her life forever. Dan goes there too and gets in the wrong Honda.
35:19
Only One Year
After her dramatic defection, Svetlana settles into her new life in America. She’s an overnight millionaire, trading communism for capitalism — a bestselling author with the attention of the world. But everyone from her translator to the KBG to a new lover is driving her nuts!
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The Princess of the Kremlin
In the midst of the Cold War, Joseph Stalin's only daughter, Svetlana Alliluyeva, decides to flee Mother Russia to start a new life in America. But with the KGB on her tail, how on earth is she going to get out? Playwright Dan Kitrosser unravels her story.
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