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Vladimir Rott, a Canadian engineer turned author, was born in 1935 in the Soviet Union, into a family of immigrants from Hungary. In 1974, he defected during a visit to Toronto, leaving behind his wife and three children in Togliatti, Russia. Reunited with his family he led a life of an engineer, entrepreneur and traveled the world making up for the lost opportunities not available to the citizens of the Soviet regime. In later years he became a prolific writer dedicating his free time to writing autobiographical books and philanthropic pursuits in support of the forgotten and underprivileged Siberian Jewry. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Article_Wizard_2.0_graphic4.jpg

EARLY YEARS Born in the Soviet Union at the end of the Depression into a family of Jewish Hungarian immigrants, Vladimir’s childhood was cut short at the age of three by the arrest of his father Ferenc in 1938 along with millions of other innocent people during Stalin’s bloody Reign of Terror. The family took Soviet Citizenship in the hopes that the unjust arrest and imprisonment of Ferenc would somehow be overturned. Along with mother Regina and older brother Jozef, Vladimir endured the stigma of being the family of the Enemy of the State during the Soviet regime. When the Soviet regime collapsed just days before the invading Nazis imposed their own order in Belarus, life for the Jewish population of Bobruysk was about to undergo a profound change. All Bobruysk Jews were rounded up, isolated, and systematically exterminated, but by some divine miracle Vladimir, Regina and Jozef survived due to their “Hungarian” ancestry. Upon return of the Soviet Regime at the end of World War 2, the title of the Family of the Enemy of the State. Following the arrest of Ferenc, Regina had to take on several jobs in order to assure the family’s survival, leaving Vladimir to fend for himself. Street smart, and able to fix almost anything, Vladimir’s personality developed as that of a tough survivor.who is able to work his way out of almost any situation.

LATER YEARS In 1984, he was reunited with his childhood diaries and the cherished letters his father wrote from Siberian prison in Kolyma, Siberia, from 1935-1952; these documents were smuggled out of Russia via Hungary and Austria by his friends. The arrival of this archive was marked by a congratulatory letter from the renowned Russian exiled author, Alexander Solzhenitsyn. These historical documents inspired him to write several books starting with “ My Father’s Letters from Siberian Prison,” which were purchased by many Hungarian high schools’ libraries and became part of the curriculum. He received an award from the Hungarian Writers’ Guild, where he became an honorary member in 2013.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER Tomsk… Togliatti… Toronto…

WRITINGS Father’s Letters from Siberian Prison IN DEFIANCE OF FATE: Book 1 – Joy from Sadness In memory of his parents Vladimir Rott has written this book in which he invites the reader to visit a Hungarian village, to spend time together with him during his school days as well as through the German occupation of Bobruysk (Belarus); to learn about the ways he became an engineer in Siberia – in the students’ city of Tomsk, to follow the stages of the enormous construction and putting into production of “Lada-VAZ” – the Volga Automobile Plant in Togliatti. He shares his experiences of survival and maturity in the West, as well as the experiences of raising his children in Canada. IN DEFIANCE OF FATE: Book 2 - Joy of Discovery AWARDS and HONOURS Medal of … Soviet Union Order of …. Soviet Union Hungarian Writers’ Guild A Pro Cultura Hungarica Emelékplakett - Hungarian Cultural Medal REFERENCES

EXTERNAL LINKS Biography & Book Events https://sites.google.com/site/serenapublishing/vladimirrottbiography https://sites.google.com/site/serenapublishing/newsevents News Stories & Articles http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/fled-russia-to-start-a-new-life-in-canada-and-now-hes-helping-to-restore-old-jewish-cemetery-in-siberia Videos SIDEBAR Born Vladimir Rott May 24, 1935 Bobruysk, USSR (currently Belarus)

Parents Ferenc Roth (1898-1952) Regina Spielberger (1900-1999)

Occupation Engineer, Writer, Philanthropist Spouse Iya Yaroslavskaya (m. 1961) Children Sandor, Ilona, Edwin Residence Canada Citizenship Canadian Fields - don’t need this part Electro Mechanical Engineering, Philanthropy, Writing Professional Career Sibel Engineering Inc - Toronto, Canada Six Fix Services Limited - Toronto, Canada TPU (Togliatti Politekhnitchesky Institut - Togliatti Polytechnical Institute) - Togliatti, Russia VAZ (Volzhski Avtomobilny Zavod/ Volga Automobile Plant) - Togliatti, Russia Sibelectromotor (Sibirsky Motorny Zavod/ Siberian Electric Motors) - Tomsk, Russia Alma Mater TPU (Tomsky Politekhnitchesky Institut/ Tomsk Polytechnical University) - Tomsk, Russia

OTHER STUFF In memory of his parents Vladimir Rott has written this book in which he invites the reader to visit a Hungarian village, to spend time together with him during his school days as well as through the German occupation of Bobruysk (Belarus); to learn about the ways he became an engineer in Siberia - in the students’ city of Tomsk, to follow the stages of the enormous construction and putting into production of “Lada-VAZ” - the Volga Automobile Plant in Togliatti. He shares his experiences of survival and maturity in the West, as well as the experiences of raising his children in Canada.