FW: Leningrad siege literature

[Inna Caron]

There is, of course, the diary of Tania Savicheva - 7 pages forever
preserved in concrete, while the original is kept in the Museum of
Leningrad History.

Also, Alexander Fadeev, the author of "The Rout" and "The Young Guard,"
wrote a series of sketches - all first-hand, eyewitness accounts - which
were later published under the title "Leningrad v dni blokady." (I don't
know whether the English translation exists, since Fadeev is generally
condemned as a Stalinist supporter).

As a side note, my grandmother and my infant father survived the Siege,
being on the brink of death on several occasions. One of my grandfathers
was blinded during the aerial attacks and evacuated via Doroga Zhizni,
having survived by sheer miracle, as the truck in front of his was
bombed and drowned under ice. It is a very strange experience to think
of what is an essential part of your family history in terms of
bibliographic references. I imagine the grandchildren of Holocaust
survivors know the feeling.



Inna Caron
The Ohio State University

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[mailto:SEELANGS at LISTSERV.CUNY.EDU] On Behalf Of Robert Chandler
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Subject: [SEELANGS] FW: Leningrad siege literature

Dear all,

I am writing on behalf of a friend, Anna Reid:
annareid01 at btinternet.com

She would be very grateful for any advice on memoirs or anything else
relating to the siege of Leningrad.  In Russian, or in translation,
though
tr. is better.  Here is what she wrote to me:
  
³On Leningrad, I wondered if I could ask your advice. I know that
Zoshchenko
was evactuated from the city at the same time as Anna Akhmatova, in the
autumn of 1941. Do you know if he wrote anything about the first months
of
the siege, or about the state of the city on his return? Also, is there
anything of his from the '30s - preferably translated - which gives the
pre-war flavour of the city?
  
Any other suggestions as to things I should read would be most
gratefully
received. I've already covered the obvious bases (Inber, Lydiya
Ginzburg,
Olga Freideberg, though have yet to find a decent translation of
Berggolts).²

Many thanks, as always, in advance.  The best thing would be to reply
both
to the list and to Anna directly:
annareid01 at btinternet.com

Best Wishes,

Robert

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