Letter from Leningrad (1942)

Olga Berggolts

Description: Olga Berggolts reads her verse over the airwaves of Radio Leningrad, in the heart of the blockaded city. Her verse fortified civil spirit during the crushing famine, and inspired people throughout the country.

1943

900 Days Battle of Kursk The Cult of Leadership Deportation of Minorities End of the Comintern Epaulettes Back on Uniforms Holocaust Katyn Forest Massacre Love and Romance in War The Nazi Tide Stops New National Anthem Orthodox Patriarch Appointed Partisans in the Forest The Strange Alliance The Vlasov Movement Wartime Evacuation Women in War Films