Surviving the Blockade of Leningrad

By Svetlana Magayeva and Albert Pleysier

Book Overview

In 1941 German and Finnish military forces established a blockade around Leningrad. During the 900 days of the siege, Leningrad was beset with aerial bombings, fuel shortages, and extreme starvation. At the end of the siege more than a million Leningraders had died. Svetlana Magayeva, just ten years old in 1941, witnessed the air raids and artillery shelling and endured the cold and hunger, Surviving the Blockade of Leningrad.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761834214
• ISBN13: 9780761834212
• Release Date: June 2006
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Unforgettable

You know that it's a great book when you find yourself checking the page numbers to be certain that you're not accidentally missing a page. If you're interested in details regarding what daily life was like during the blockade of Leningrad, then this is a fantastic book. The introduction was detailed and very important to set the framework for the stories that Svetlana tells the reader. The unimaginable things that she and others endured are just that - unimaginable, horrendous, and heart-wrenching, yet factual. If you're interested in this event in history or have no idea that it even happened, then I assure you that this book will be carried in your mind (and heart) for many years to come.