Almost three years. Leningrad Diary

“It turns out that at home the colors change from the blast wave: just as a person changes in face from shock.” The diary of the Russian poetess and translator Vera Mikhailovna Inber recounts the difficult days of the war from 1941 to 1944 and fully conveys the tragedy of besieged Leningrad. The shaky legs – this is from fear when a bomb explodes nearby. Laughter and tears – this is from happiness when 75 grams of bread were added. The blockade diary is the most honest and poignant testimony of that terrible and heroic time…