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Book SynopsisIn 1941, German and Finnish military forces established a blockade around Leningrad. During the 900 days of the siege, Leningrad was beset with aerial bombings, fuel shortages, and extreme starvation. Svetlana Magayeva, just ten years old in 1941, witnessed these raids and endured the cold and hunger. This is her story.
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Maps Chapter 2 Authors' Preface Chapter 3 Introduction Chapter 4 1. The Siege of Leningrad Chapter 5 2. Mother Chapter 6 3. Rudi Chapter 7 4. The Bread of Academician Ukhtomsky Chapter 8 5. Victor Prokhorov Chapter 9 6. Granny Maria Chapter 10 7. Kyr Rodin Chapter 11 8. Misha's Mother Chapter 12 9. Kamilla Senyikova Chapter 13 10. Margaret Markova Chapter 14 11. The New Year Tree Chapter 15 12. The Disappearance of Mother Chapter 16 13. Jan Tissler Chapter 17 14. The Children's Houses Chapter 18 15. Going to See Mother Chapter 19 16. Winter in the Children's House Chapter 20 17. Doctor Lyolya Chapter 21 18. Olga Symanovskaya Chapter 22 19. Olya and Seryozhz, Milochka, and Polinochka Chapter 23 20. Little Alexander (Alik) Chapter 24 21. Summer in the Children's House Chapter 25 22. The Evacuation Chapter 26 23. Other Survivors Chapter 27 Glossary of Names, Titles, Terms, and Abbreviations Chapter 28 Bibliography Chapter 29 About the Authors and Translator
