Love in Communism

In the shadows of the Soviet Union, young Anfisa Petrova comes of age with a stark awareness of her budding femininity, but with the lingering trauma of her past. Raised in a family distance from communist ideologies, she finds solace in the love of her mother and grandfather.However, fate thrusts her into a chilling reality at seventeen, forcing her to confront the harrowing experience of being a woman prisoner in the USSR. These trials shape her decisions in life, ultimately leading her to part ways with her first husband a cunning art thief who exploits the vulnerabilities of the waning Soviet era. Love in Communism weaves a story of resilience, love, and the pursuit of personal liberty against a backdrop of political turmoil, repression, and suspicion.

"Angelika Regossi has a rare gift for uniting the micro and macro. Her book melts together the imagery with documentary and adds historical facts and statistics to family chronicles. She allows her readers to witness the life experience of people predestined to be an object of an ignominious social experiment called the Soviet Union. Her narrative opens a deeper understanding of this seemingly alien turn in human history and leads us to a clear conclusion - never again." (Kathi Shtraus Valär. Artist, Switzerland. December 18, 2024)

"Love in Communism is a powerful and thought-provoking read, shedding light on a hidden part of history. As a fellow author, I admire how you've woven deep emotional and political themes into your narrative. I'm sure your readers will not only enjoy the story but also feel deeply moved by the themes and insights you've woven throughout." (Edward Ishmael Dolnick. American writer. January 16, 2025)

"Your novel is an intense and thought-provoking journey through a hidden world of resilience and survival." (Afra Anjum, Book formatting expert. Dhaka, Bangladesh. February 24, 2025)

Angelika Regossi was an East Europe news reporter for BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) Radio during the unprecedented changes in the region; the fall of the Iron Curtain, the expansion of NATO and the European Union, and the transition from communism to capitalism. In addition to BBC, she freelanced for RFI (Radio France International) and DW radio (Deutsche Welle) and worked as a TV producer for Belgium VRT, German Spiegel, Dutch NOS, USA the Voice of America, and others. At that time, she was writing under the name Agnes R. Bos, or Агнеш Бос. Regossi traveled extensively through the region, reporting about the major historical events in East Europe; including several Balkan wars of independence during the break-up of Yugoslavia (1991-2001), the overthrow of the president of Yugoslavia-Slobodan Milosevic (2000)-and his trial for the war crimes at the Tribunal in The Hague (2002). Regossi also worked from Canada over the independence of Quebec (1995) and other parts of the world, like the NATO war in Iraq (2003), the Karen civil war in the jungles of Burma, and religious persecutions in Laos (2005), the Russian war in Georgia (2008) and other places.

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