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050 00 $aD764.3.L4$bP46 2017
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100 1 $aPeri, Alexis,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe war within :$bdiaries from the Siege of Leningrad /$cAlexis Peri.
264 1 $aCambridge, Massachusetts :$bHarvard University Press,$c2017.
264 4 $c©2017
300 $axviii, 337 pages, 18 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations, maps ;$c25 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
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520 $aIn September 1941, two-and-a-half months after the Nazis invaded the Soviet Union, the German Wehrmacht encircled Leningrad. Cut off from the rest of Russia, the city remained blockaded for 872 days, at a cost of almost a million civilian lives, making it one of the longest and deadliest sieges in modern history. The War Within chronicles the Leningrad blockade from the perspective of those who endured the unendurable. Drawing on 125 unpublished diaries written by individuals from all walks of Soviet life, Alexis Peri tells the tragic story of how citizens struggled to make sense of a world collapsing around them. Residents recorded in intimate detail the toll taken on minds and bodies by starvation, bombardment, and disease. For many, diary writing became instrumental to survival--a tangible reminder of their humanity. The journals also reveal that Leningraders began to reexamine Soviet life and ideology from new, often critical perspectives. Leningrad's party organization encouraged diary writing, hoping the texts would guide future histories of this epic battle. But in a bitter twist, the diarists became victims not only of Hitler but also of Stalin. The city's isolation from Moscow made it politically suspect. When the blockade was lifted in 1944, Kremlin officials censored publications describing the ordeal and arrested hundreds of Leningrad's wartime leaders. Many were executed. Diaries--now dangerous to their authors--were concealed in homes, shelved in archives, and forgotten. The War Within recovers these lost narratives, shedding light on one of World War II's darkest episodes. --$cProvided by publisher.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction: Year zero -- Part I. Inside the ring: The ring takes shape -- Becoming new people -- The elusive I -- Family life and strife -- Part II. Exploring the island: The hierarchy of lives -- The city as medical laboratory -- In the mirror of history -- Conclusion: After the ring broke.
611 27 $aSiege of Saint Petersburg (Russia : 1941-1944)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01354921
611 27 $aWorld War (1939-1945)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01180924
651 0 $aSaint Petersburg (Russia)$xHistory$ySiege, 1941-1944$vPersonal narratives, Russian.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zRussia (Federation)$zSaint Petersburg$vPersonal narratives, Russian.
650 0 $aRussians$vDiaries.
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651 7 $aRussia (Federation)$zSaint Petersburg.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01212867
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655 7 $aDiaries.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01423794
655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
655 7 $aPersonal narratives$vRussian.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01424162
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