19%OFF
Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
The Diary of Lena Mukhina: A Girl´s Life in the Siege of Leningrad
Lena Mukhina
€ 14.99
€ 12.10
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for The Diary of Lena Mukhina: A Girl´s Life in the Siege of Leningrad
Paperback. .
In May 1941 Lena Mukhina was an ordinary teenage girl, living in Leningrad, worrying about her homework and whether Vova - the boy she liked - liked her. Like a good Soviet schoolgirl, she was also diligently learning German, the language of Russia's Nazi ally. And she was keeping a diary, in which she recorded her hopes and dreams. Then, on 22 June 1941, Hitler broke his pact with Stalin and declared war on the Soviet Union. All too soon, Leningrad was besieged and life became a living hell. Lena and her family fought to ... Read more
In May 1941 Lena Mukhina was an ordinary teenage girl, living in Leningrad, worrying about her homework and whether Vova - the boy she liked - liked her. Like a good Soviet schoolgirl, she was also diligently learning German, the language of Russia's Nazi ally. And she was keeping a diary, in which she recorded her hopes and dreams. Then, on 22 June 1941, Hitler broke his pact with Stalin and declared war on the Soviet Union. All too soon, Leningrad was besieged and life became a living hell. Lena and her family fought to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pan Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447269915
SKU
V9781447269915
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-1
About Lena Mukhina
Lena Mukhina was a sixteen-year-old student and living in Leningrad when the German army invaded the USSR in 1941.
Reviews for The Diary of Lena Mukhina: A Girl´s Life in the Siege of Leningrad
Russia's Anne Frank - harrowing and philosophical.
Daily Telegraph
Lena's diary, sustained by emotional stamina and driven by daily drama, describes one of the worst civilian horrors of modern wartime.
Iain Finlayson
The Times
The Anne Frank of Leningrad ... Almost unbearably moving ... Her suffering is real and terrible. As we read on, we ... Read more
Daily Telegraph
Lena's diary, sustained by emotional stamina and driven by daily drama, describes one of the worst civilian horrors of modern wartime.
Iain Finlayson
The Times
The Anne Frank of Leningrad ... Almost unbearably moving ... Her suffering is real and terrible. As we read on, we ... Read more