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1948 I CHOSE FREEDOM RUSSIAN DEFECTOR VICTOR KRAVCHENKO BRITISH 1st UKRAINE. From 1948, this is I Chose Freedom, by Russian defector Victor Kravchenko, as published in London by Robert Hale. A slightly later printing of the first British edition. Great condition. From 1948, this is I Chose Freedom, by Russian defector Victor Kravchenko, as published in London by Robert Hale. A slightly later printing of the first British edition. Sized 9x6 inches, just under 500 pages with index. Great condition. Viktor Andriyovych Kravchenko (11 October 1905 – 25 February 1966) was a Ukrainian-born Soviet defector, known for writing the best-selling book I Chose Freedom, published in 1946, about the realities of life in the Soviet Union. Kravchenko defected to the United States during World War II, and began writing about his experiences as an official in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.