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Siege and Survival: The Odyssey of a Leningrader (Transaction Large Print Books)
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Product Description
Elena Skrjabina'a struggle to survive World War II began in 1941, with the blockade of Leningrad, which is descibed in this section of her diary. Elena, her two sons and mother follow a trail of terror across Lake Ladoga, endure hunger, bombs and the cold before finding safety in Pyatigorsk.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1348569 in Books
- Published on: 1997-12-31
- Format: Large Print
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 187 pages
Editorial Reviews
Review
“Written in unadorned but eloquent prose that is remarkably affecting.”
— Publishers Weekly
“A valuable human document.”—New Yorker
“Beautifully written and highly readable, this is an outstanding work by an admirable woman.”—Library Journal
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Russian
About the Author
Madame Elena Skrjabina has been Professor of Russian at the University of Iowa since 1960.
Norman Luxenburg, the translator, is Chairman of the Department of Russian at Iowa.
Customer Reviews
Excellent eyewitness source
I first read this book in the 1990's and now use it to illustrate the deprivations and effects of war on civilian populations in my history classes. An excellent eyewitness diary account of the horrors of war.
interesting to some, not to most
_Seige and Survial_ retells the experienes of the author during the 3 year seige of Leningrad by the Nazis. The bitter cold, the near-starvation, the shelling and bombardment - all are presented here. But the book lacks a sense of the real-life drama and the sense of urgency and danger the event warrants. For the historian, or those interested in first-hand accounts, the book has its value. For the rest, a better book by far is Stokesbury's _The 900 Days_.
