02862nam 2200589 450 991082803850332120230607230000.00-8229-7274-3(CKB)2550000001312746(EBL)2038904(OCoLC)882265053(SSID)ssj0001235940(PQKBManifestationID)11790802(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001235940(PQKBWorkID)11232194(PQKB)11426442(MiAaPQ)EBC2038904(Au-PeEL)EBL2038904(CaPaEBR)ebr10879489(CaONFJC)MIL616041(EXLCZ)99255000000131274620140619h20022002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWriting the siege of Leningrad women's diaries, memoirs, and documentary prose /Cynthia Simmons and Nina Perlina ; with a foreword by Richard BidlackPittsburgh, Pennsylvania :University of Pittsburgh Press,2002.©20021 online resource (289 p.)Pitt series in Russian and East European StudiesIncludes index.0-8229-4183-X ""Contents""; ""Foreword""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Chronology of the Siege""; ""Glossary""; ""Table of Rations ""; ""Map: Front Line around Leningrad, 21 September 1941 ""; ""Map: Leningrad, with Points of Interest ""; ""Introduction""; ""Diaries and Letters""; ""Memoirs and Oral Histories""; ""Documentary Prose""; ""Conclusion""; ""Notes""; ""Index""Silver Winner, ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year, History From September 1941 until January 1944, Leningrad suffered under one of the worst sieges in the history of warfare. At least one million civilians died, many during the terribly cold first winter. Bearing the brunt of this hardship-and keeping the city alive through their daily toil and sacrifice-were the women of Leningrad. Yet their perspective on life during the siege has been little examined. Cynthia Simmons and Nina Perlina have searched archival holdings for letters and diaries written during the siege, conducted interviews wiSeries in Russian and East European studies.Women in warRussia (Federation)Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg (Russia)HistorySiege, 1941-1944WomenSaint Petersburg (Russia)HistorySiege, 1941-1944SourcesWomen in war940.54/21721Simmons Cynthia1949-1642591Perlina Nina1939-Bidlack RichardMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910828038503321Writing the siege of Leningrad3987379UNINA