The 900-day siege of Leningrad (1941-44) was one of the turning points of the Second World War. It slowed down the German advance into Russia and became a national symbol of survival and resistance. Some 750,000 civilians died of cold and hunger. Lydia Ginzburg, a respected literary scholar, survived. Using her own diary records, along with conversations and impressions collected over the years, she distilled the collective experience of life under siege. Through painful depiction of the harrowing conditions of that period, Ginzburg created a paean to the dignity, vitality and resilienc Notes From the Blockade - Lydia Ginzburg od authora Lydia Ginzburg a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
Autor |
Lydia Ginzburg |
Jazyk |
anglický |
Počet stran |
240 |
Rok vydání |
2016 |
Typ |
filmy |
Nakladatelství |
Vintage |