Cynthia Simmons is associate professor of Slavic Studies at Boston College. Nina Perlina, who survived the siege of Leningrad as a young child, is a professor in the department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Indiana University.
Stands at the forefront of a new genre of historical literature
that strips away the veneer of censorship and propaganda that so
dominated historical works of the Soviet era to present a starker
and more accurate portrait of Soviet life during World War II. This
inspiring, often depressing, but intensely human portrait of
suffering, deprivation, and survival stands as a monument to the
resilience of the human spirit." —David M. Glantz, author of The
Siege of Leningrad 1941-1944: 900 Days of Terror
"Indispensable for all who take an interest in Russia, its
literature, the history of the twentieth century, and women's
studies." —Choice
"As historian Richard Bidlack notes in his excellent
introduction..., historical literature on the blockade has rarely
attempted 'to define female perspectives on the siege and to trace
those perspectives through a number of firsthand accounts.' [This]
collection of diaries, memoirs, oral histories, and fiction, which
focus on the 'small stories' of individual Leningrad women, seeks
to fill this void." —Women's Review of Books
"The Siege of Leningrad contains some of the darkest history of
World War II. The German Army, unable to complete a direct assault
on the city, resorted to a 900-day blockade during which
approximately a million civilians died. Most of the men and boys
were sacrificed to the war effort, leaving mainly women and
children to endure the horrors of extreme deprivation caused by the
blockade.... In winter, most citizens lived without heat as
temperatures fell to 40 degrees below zero. Grass and leaves, along
with glue and anything leather, were the staples of their diet, as
all dogs and cats had long ago been eaten. Cannibalism saved many
from starving. A very touching account of these women's remarkable
accomplishments." —Library Journal
Stands at the forefront of a new genre of historical literature
that strips away the veneer of censorship and propaganda that so
dominated historical works of the Soviet era to present a starker
and more accurate portrait of Soviet life during World War II. This
inspiring, often depressing, but intensely human portrait of
suffering, deprivation, and survival stands as a monument to the
resilience of the human spirit." -David M. Glantz, author of The
Siege of Leningrad 1941-1944: 900 Days of Terror
"Indispensable for all who take an interest in Russia, its
literature, the history of the twentieth century, and women's
studies." -Choice
"As historian Richard Bidlack notes in his excellent
introduction..., historical literature on the blockade has rarely
attempted 'to define female perspectives on the siege and to trace
those perspectives through a number of firsthand accounts.' [This]
collection of diaries, memoirs, oral histories, and fiction, which
focus on the 'small stories' of individual Leningrad women, seeks
to fill this void." -Women's Review of Books
"The Siege of Leningrad contains some of the darkest history of
World War II. The German Army, unable to complete a direct assault
on the city, resorted to a 900-day blockade during which
approximately a million civilians died. Most of the men and boys
were sacrificed to the war effort, leaving mainly women and
children to endure the horrors of extreme deprivation caused by the
blockade.... In winter, most citizens lived without heat as
temperatures fell to 40 degrees below zero. Grass and leaves, along
with glue and anything leather, were the staples of their diet, as
all dogs and cats had long ago been eaten. Cannibalism saved many
from starving. A very touching account of these women's remarkable
accomplishments." -Library Journal
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