In her beautifully written memoir, the poet Olga Berggolts weaves together episodes from the Russian Revolution and Civil War, which she experienced as a child, the World War II siege of Leningrad, and the post-Stalin Thaw. During the siege, Berggolts became the beloved voice of…
In her beautifully written memoir, the poet Olga Berggolts weaves together episodes from the Russian Revolution and Civil War, which she experienced as a child, the World War II siege of Leningrad, and the post-Stalin Thaw. During the siege, Berggolts became the beloved voice of…
In her beautifully written memoir, the poet Olga Berggolts weaves together episodes from the Russian Revolution and Civil War, which she experienced as a child, the World War II siege of Leningrad, and the post-Stalin Thaw. During the siege, Berggolts became the beloved voice of…