Fredell pogodin biography of martin

1945, Leningrad. World War II has devastated the city, demolishing its buildings and leaving its citizens equally demolished, physically and mentally.

Although the siege which lasted 900 days, one of the worst in history, is finally over, life and death continue their battle in the wreckage that remains. Two young women, Iya and Masha, work at the hospital among the dead and dying while they search for meaning and hope in the struggle to rebuild their lives amongst the ruins.

For people in extremis, the quest for normalcy is a quest in vain.

Fredell pogodin biography of martin luther

All that has happened marks them forever. The two young women served as soldiers on the front and are seeking a path to peace, but no such path is open to them.

Some wanted to exit on watching this slow, glum

view of post-war Leningrad.

But the protagonist, the eponymous Beanpole, named for her extreme height and almost as blond as an albino,...

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