Stories of the Siege

Children and teenagers in Leningrad during the blockade fought and suffered alongside adults - this is a well-known fact, but what did the young residents of the besieged city think and feel? A poignant story about the daily life of the besieged city and the fates of its inhabitants from the first days of the siege to the liberation. The siege of Leningrad lasted for 900 days, 900 long days the city fought against the enemy. The heroes of the book are young Leningraders, who perceived the blockade reality in a special way. Leningrad communal apartments and the "bourgeois" stove, the Road of Life, hunger and death - how did the young Leningraders see the enemy siege and the horrors of war? How did the Public Library operate, how were the notes of Dmitri Shostakovich's Symphony No. 7 delivered to the city, and how was its premiere in Leningrad? Irina Muller accurately conveys the symptoms of hunger in her work, describes the thoughts of the heroes - "There is no time for fear and reflection on what is happening. What is this - horror, catastrophe, why us, why? What will happen? Will we endure?". The author tells stories of the life of liberated Leningrad, including the celebration of New Year and the city's restoration.