After World War II, Many Refugees From the USSR and Eastern Europe Did Not Want to Return Home for Fear of Reprisals How Did Western Countries Manage to Solve This Problem? And Why Aren't They Doing It Right Now? Sovietologist Sheila Fitzpatrick Answers

Sheila Fitzpatrick is one of the world's leading Soviet researchers who has been studying Stalinism, as well as the history of the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe for over 60 years. Most of her works are devoted to everyday life, the nature of power and repression in the USSR. Late last year, Fitzpatrick published a new book, Lost Souls: Soviet Displaced Persons and the Birth of the Cold War. In it, the historian described how, after World War I…