LEADER 02862nam 2200589 450 001 9910791197203321 005 20230607230000.0 010 $a0-8229-7274-3 035 $a(CKB)2550000001312746 035 $a(EBL)2038904 035 $a(OCoLC)882265053 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001235940 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11790802 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001235940 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11232194 035 $a(PQKB)11426442 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2038904 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL2038904 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10879489 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL616041 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001312746 100 $a20140619h20022002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWriting the siege of Leningrad $ewomen's diaries, memoirs, and documentary prose /$fCynthia Simmons and Nina Perlina ; with a foreword by Richard Bidlack 210 1$aPittsburgh, Pennsylvania :$cUniversity of Pittsburgh Press,$d2002. 210 4$dİ2002 215 $a1 online resource (289 p.) 225 1 $aPitt series in Russian and East European Studies 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a0-8229-4183-X 327 $a""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"" 330 $aSilver Winner, ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year, History From September 1941 until January 1944, Leningrad suffered under one of the worst sieges in the history of warfare. At least one million civilians died, many during the terribly cold first winter. Bearing the brunt of this hardship-and keeping the city alive through their daily toil and sacrifice-were the women of Leningrad. Yet their perspective on life during the siege has been little examined. Cynthia Simmons and Nina Perlina have searched archival holdings for letters and diaries written during the siege, conducted interviews wi 410 0$aSeries in Russian and East European studies. 606 $aWomen in war$zRussia (Federation)$zSaint Petersburg 607 $aSaint Petersburg (Russia)$xHistory$ySiege, 1941-1944$xWomen 607 $aSaint Petersburg (Russia)$xHistory$ySiege, 1941-1944$vSources 615 0$aWomen in war 676 $a940.54/21721 700 $aSimmons$b Cynthia$f1949-$01555872 702 $aPerlina$b Nina$f1939- 702 $aBidlack$b Richard 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910791197203321 996 $aWriting the siege of Leningrad$93818143 997 $aUNINA