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Escaping Communism: Peter Kasl Interviewed

Escaping Communism: Peter Kasl Interviewed

Peter Kasl reflects on his childhood escape from communist Czechoslovakia, the realities of life under surveillance, and rebuilding a new life in the United States.
Peter Kasl

Peter Kasl, your memoir begins through the eyes of your eleven-year-old self. Was it revisiting childhood memories and those perception of the events surrounding your escape from Czechoslovakia that drove the writing of this book? I remember all my experiences in that...

Escaping the Grip of Eastern European Communism

Escaping the Grip of Eastern European Communism

A first-hand account of an 11-year-old fleeing communist Czechoslovakia, the years that followed in the West and the price of pursuing freedom.
Peter Kasl

My memoir is a remarkable true story about how my family and I escaped communist rule in Czechoslovakia - one set against today’s conversations around freedom, communism, socialism, and legal vs. illegal immigration. The book is called Escaping the Grip of Eastern...