Based on his father’s book, Two Innocents in Red China, Alexandre Trudeau developed lifelong admiration for the communist nation.

 

by Brad Saltzberg

October 7, 2021

The second of three children born to Pierre and Margaret Trudeau, Alexandre Trudeau was named after Alexander Yakovlev, and given the nickname “Sacha” (the Russian diminutive of Alexander). Yakovlev was the Soviet Union’s ambassador to Canada in the 1970’s.

A budding journalist and film-maker, Alexandre gained media attention after publishing a book titled “Barbarian Lost – Travels in the New China.”

From his father Pierre Trudeau, who opened up diplomatic relations with China in 1970, son Alex inherited a lifelong dedication to the communist nation.

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