Michail Alekseevich Shubin

Book excerpt: Imagine traveling for weeks across the desert with a caravan of loaded camels. Imagine joining a traditional Russian Molokan family at the dinner table to hear about their struggles and their victories. Imagine finding yourself a pioneer in a new land and having to rebuild your lives virtually from scratch. This true-to-life account of the Molokan people covers this journey through Uzbekistan, Iran, Turkey, and the USA. Their world was so different from anything we know now, but it was just as real. You are invited on a journey of courage, overcoming unbelievable odds and preserving the faith of their fathers. On the pages of this biography, you will meet religious prisoners, the Persian shah, and four generations of the tenacious Shubin family.