Meet Elizabeth Tervo!
From Everyday Orthodox by Elissa Bjeletich Davis, and Ancient Faith Ministries
December 8, 2025
About this episode
Elizabeth Scott Tervo shares her experiences as an exchange student in the Soviet Union and discusses her memoir.
A poet and a presbytera, Elizabeth Scott Tervo is the author of the new The Sun Does Not Shine Without You: a Memoir of Soviet Georgia, which tells the gripping story of her time as an exchange student in the Soviet Union on the eve of its collapse.
People in this episode
Guest: Elizabeth Scott Tervo
Topics covered
- poetry
- memoir
- Soviet Union
- exchange student
Keywords
- Soviet Georgia
- collapse
- author
Mentioned in this episode
Products: The Sun Does Not Shine Without You: a Memoir of Soviet Georgia
Books & works: The Sun Does Not Shine Without You, a Memoir of Soviet Georgia
Places: the Soviet Union
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