| Life and Death in Besieged Leningrad, 1941-1944 2005 Edition Contributor(s): Barber, J. (Editor), Dzeniskevich, A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1403901422 ISBN-13: 9781403901422 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $123.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2004 Annotation: From 1941-1944 Leningrad saw by far the largest-scale famine ever to occur in a developed society. This book examines the nature and consequences of the extreme conditions created by the German blockade of Leningrad between September 1941 and January 1944. Using declassified documents from Party and State archives in Moscow and St Petersburg and interviews with survivors the authors have produced the most informed and detailed analysis to date of the impact of the siege on the lives and the health of the people of Leningrad. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Europe - Germany - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 658.408 |
| LCCN: 2003056403 |
| Series: Studies in Russian and East European History and Society |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.76" W x 8.6" (0.93 lbs) 243 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Germany - Cultural Region - Russia |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From 1941-1944 Leningrad saw by far the largest-scale famine ever to occur in a developed society. This book examines the nature and consequences of the extreme conditions created by the German blockade of Leningrad between September 1941 and January 1944. Using declassified documents from Party and State archives in Moscow and St Petersburg and interviews with survivors, the authors have produced the most informed and detailed analysis to date of the impact of the siege on the lives and health of the people of Leningrad. |