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Writing The Siege Of Leningrad: Womens Diaries Memoirs And Documentary Prose
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Silver Winner, ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year, HistoryFrom September 1941 until January 1944, Leningrad suffered under one of the worst sieges in the history of warfare


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  • Writing the Siege of Leningrad : Women's Diaries, Memoirs, and Documentary Prose available on July 24 2024 from BiggerBooks for 23.84
  • Writing The Siege Of Leningrad: Womens Diaries Memoirs And Documentary Prose available on May 03 2022 from Indigo for 32.0
  • ISBN bar code 9780822958697 ξ1 registered July 24 2024
  • ISBN bar code 9780822958697 ξ2 registered May 03 2022
  • Product category is Writing the Siege of Leningrad : Women's Diaries, Memoirs, and Documentary Prose, 9780822958697, Book, Textbook Book

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At least one million civilians died, many during the terribly cold first winter. Bearing the brunt of this hardship—and keeping the city alive through their daily toil and sacrifice—were the women of Leningrad. Yet their perspective on life during the siege has been little examined.Cynthia Simmons and Nina Perlina have searched archival holdings for letters and diaries written during the siege, conducted interviews with survivors, and collected poetry, fiction, and retrospective memoirs written by the blokadnitsy (women survivors) to present a truer picture of the city under siege. In simple, direct, even heartbreaking language, these documents tell of lost husbands, mothers, children; meager rations often supplemented with sawdust and other inedible additives; crime, cruelty, and even cannibalism. They also relate unexpected acts of kindness and generosity; attempts to maintain cultural life through musical and dramatic performances; and provide insight into a group of ordinary women reaching beyond differences in socioeconomic class, ethnicity, and profession in order to survive in extraordinary times.


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    ^ (2014). Writing the Siege of Leningrad : Women's Diaries, Memoirs, and Documentary Prose, Univ of Pittsburgh Pr. BiggerBooks. (revised Jul 2024)
    ^ Writing The Siege Of Leningrad: Womens Diaries Memoirs And Documentary Prose Indigo. (revised May 2022)

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