Russians on First World War

[Edythe Haber]

Dear Robert,

There are quite a few stories and feuilletons by Teffi about the First World War.  She actually volunteered at an infirmary in Petrograd in early 1915 and later in the year went to the front as a correspondent for the newspaper, "Russkoe slovo."  Some of her best stories on the subject were published in her collection, "Nezhivoi zver'" (1915), and most if not all were republished in her early emigre book, "Tikhaia zavod'."  See "Yavdokha," "Novyi krest," "Geroi," "Dezi," "Vania Shchegolek," "Lodka."   Two other harder to get books that have stories about the war are "Zarevo bitvy" (1915) and "Vchera" (1918).  The former includes the lighter story, "O voennykh delakh i gaubitse," the latter "Dva estestva" (originally pub. in the collection "Shchit" (1914), a saitre on anti-Semitism.  There are some sketches in "Vchera" that show the collapse of the home front (speculation, shortages), e.g. "V kafe," "V teatre."  If the translator has access to "Novyi Satirikon" and "Russkoe slovo," there's quite a bit more.   If you want more details, you can contact me directly.

Best,
Edythe

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Dear all,

An editor in the UK has asked me for recommendations for an international anthology of fiction and memoirs of the first world war to be published in 2014.

Any suggestions?

There isn't anything by Teffi, is there?  One of her best stories, "Sobaka" includes quite a lot of references to the war, but most are a bit tangential.

All the best,

Robert


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