ESCAPE TO
TEHRAN
Tragedy and terrorism couldn’t extinguish his hopes for a better life for his beloved family. Escape To Tehran is a powerful true story about how one couple’s decision to leave their home in St. Petersburg on the eve of the Communist revolution began an adventurous trek to establish a new life. Twice more, they would flee Stalin and the communist before they passed away, leaving their 17-year-old son and 15-year-old daughter orphaned and earning their living in a new country, Iran. Their son, the author’s father, served as a translator for the Soviet Union, United States, and British armies in Northern Iran during World War Two. His desire to succeed, however, nearly ended when the Iranians arrested him as a spy. Eventually, he escaped to Tehran, built a successful business, married, and raised a family. But his good fortune was short-lived when Khomeini rose to power.