The War Within chronicles the Leningrad blockade from the perspective of those who endured the unendurable. Drawing on 125 unpublished diaries written by individuals from all walks of Soviet life, Alexis Peri tells the tragic story of how citizens struggled … Волей случая книга Алексис Пери «Война изнутри: Дневники из блокадного Ле-нинграда» стала известна публике задолго до ее публикации. "The War Within" is an account of the true thoughts and feelings of the people of Leningrad as they experienced the dreadful siege from 1941 to 1944. Drawing on 125 unpublished diaries written by individuals from all walks of Soviet life, Alexis Peri tells the tragic story of how citizens struggled … This is a People’s History of the siege, realized at last, and as such should be added to the short list of essential reading on the subject. The war within : diaries from the Siege of Leningrad. Debra Dean is the author of two historical novels set in St. Petersburg, The Madonnas of Leningrad … The War Within chronicles the Leningrad blockade from the perspective of those who endured the unendurable. In The War Within: Diaries from the Siege of Leningrad, Alexis Peri points out that the death toll was roughly equivalent to “the total number of American military who died in all wars between 1776 and 1975.” Peri, in her fascinating and perceptive book, concentrates on 125 diaries kept by Leningraders throughout the blockade. Based upon 125 unpublished diaries of residents of Leningrad which have recently become accessible, it differs considerably from the official accounts, which have always selected and emphasized the heroic aspects of the situation. "The War Within" is an account of the true thoughts and feelings of the people of Leningrad as they experienced the dreadful siege from 1941 to 1944. Based upon 125 unpublished diaries of residents of Leningrad which have recently become accessible, it differs considerably from the official accounts, which have always selected and emphasized the heroic aspects of the situation. Get this from a library! [Alexis Peri] -- In September 1941, two-and-a-half months after the Nazis invaded the Soviet Union, the German Wehrmacht encircled Leningrad. The War Within>/i> chronicles the Leningrad blockade from the perspective of those who endured the unendurable. Drawing on 125 unpublished diaries written by individuals from all walks of Soviet life, Alexis Peri tells the tragic story of how citizens struggled … The War Within pries opens that door, too long sealed shut.

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