Forever Nineteen

By Grigorii Iakovlevich Baklanov and Grigory Baklanov

Book Overview

The most comprehensive, well-researched and generously illustrated volume of its kind on the subject, bringing over three centuries of Long Island's great architectural heritage to life. Over 240 photographs, complete with authoritative, extensively detailed captions, present a wide range of structuresfrom simple lean-tos to distinguished contemporary buildings by such architects as Marcel Breuer, Frank Lloyd Wright, David L. Finci and others.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0397322976
• ISBN13: 9780397322978
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Age Range: 12 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 7 and higher

Customer Reviews

Forever Nineteen

This book is the account of a fictional Lieutenant (Tretyakov) in the Russian Army--although certainly based on the actual experiences of the author. It was very interesting to read about the war from a Russian point of view.There are some common characteristics with "All Quiet on the Western Front" by Remarque, but both the war (World War II rather that World War I) and the point of view (Russian rather than German) make it unique. Treyakov's claim that he never did anything extraordinary or heroic contradicts his ultimate sacrifice.A most excellent book.The message of the book is sobering--that Russians are just like Americans and want peace.

story of War with plea for Peace

This excellent novel of the Eastern Front is practically a memoir. It is based on author Grigoriy Baklanov's own experiences fighting on Russia's front lines. The main character is a fictional young lieutenant, Volodya Tretyakov, an ordinary Red Armyman who has never performed a heroic feat, yet is a hero nonetheless. His tragic fate is immediately revealed, in the title "Forever Nineteen", and in the opening paragraphs in which his skeleton is unearthed by a crew filming a documentary on a thirty-year-old battlefield. So, a certain poingancy pervades the entire story, as the reader comes to know and care for the character. As Tretyakov defends his country, every day experiencing the horrors of war, he becomes keenly aware of the preciousness of life. Deep bonds are formed under fire with his comrades. Even in the grim aftermath of battle, he notes the beauty of his world amidst the destruction, and he desires with all his heart to live. When he is wounded, he gets a brief respite at a military hospital. There he meets a young woman and falls in love. Conflictingly, he longs to return to the front. Promises are made upon his departure, and Tretyakov begins to believe he will indeed survive. The reader, knowing otherwise, dreads the story's ending. This was the author's intent. "I hope you will find the people dear to you," he writes in his forward. "They... just like the American people, want peace most of all." Through Baklanov's moving, descriptive prose, the reader feels acutely the senselessness and tragedy of war. Read his book; you will not be able to put it down or soon forget its message.

This book is one of the best novels written on the WW II

Having read this book several times, I come to the conclusion, that this book is simply one of the most interesting and touching works on tis subject. The book, written in the Soviet times, has nothing to do with the communist ideology. It was first prohibited to publish and it took the author a long time to finally make it accessible to public. It talks about the feelings of the so-called "lost generation", teenagers, that dedicated their best years to saving their country. Their beliefs, hopes, - everything is in this book. The author was one of them - the subject is a really close thing for him. I would really recomend you to read this book if you are anyhow interested in WW2 and the its impact on the life of individuals.