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Luba Wold, now a Coeur d’Alene resident, enjoyed a simple meal at home in Omsk, Siberia in 1967. The city was a key transportation hub in the Soviet Union.

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Poor, helpless, and silenced under communism
April 16, 2018 5:27 a.m.

Poor, helpless, and silenced under communism

COEUR d’ALENE — Luba Wold doesn’t believe in communism, even in theory. She has experienced its reality. The native of Omsk in Siberia, Russia recalls her life in poverty, powerlessness, and oppression.


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