How long does it take to read Breaking Stalin's Nose?
Eugene Yelchin
Breaking Stalin's Nose by Eugene Yelchin takes about 3 hours 14 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 3 hours 14 minutes
A weekend read
First published 2011. 176 pages, about 48,400 words. Written for children.
7 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 5 hours 23 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 3 hours 14 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 2 hours 1 minute |
The page count is the median across 7 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
In the Stalinist era of the Soviet Union, ten-year-old Sasha idolizes his father, a devoted Communist, but when police take his father away and leave Sasha homeless, he is forced to examine his own perceptions, values, and beliefs.
Subjects: Communism, Juvenile fiction, Fathers and sons, Fiction, History, Political persecution
