The Blockade Book

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The Blockade Book is a documentary work by Daniil Granin that compiles firsthand accounts of the Siege of Leningrad during World War II.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf documentary book
non-fiction book
oral history
aimsTo convey the human cost of the blockade
preserve memory of the Siege of Leningrad
author Ales Adamovich NERFINISHED
Daniil Granin NERFINISHED
basedOn firsthand accounts of the Siege of Leningrad
coAuthorRoleOf Ales Adamovich NERFINISHED
Daniil Granin NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin Soviet Union
describes civilian experience during the Siege of Leningrad
daily life under siege conditions
hunger in Leningrad blockade
psychological impact of the blockade
documentationMethod collection of oral testimonies
use of archival materials
genre documentary literature
war literature
hasForm diary excerpts
interviews
letters
memoirs
hasPerspective survivor testimonies
hasTheme memory
resilience
suffering
survival
war and civilians
historicalContext Eastern Front of World War II NERFINISHED
historicalEvent Blockade of Leningrad NERFINISHED
languageOfWork Russian
literaryForm testimony compilation
literaryMovement Soviet documentary prose tradition
notableFor detailed eyewitness testimonies of the Leningrad blockade
documenting suffering and resilience during the siege
focus on ordinary civilians
originalLanguage Russian
placeDescribed Leningrad NERFINISHED
Soviet Union NERFINISHED
relatedWork I Am from the Fiery Village NERFINISHED
subject Siege of Leningrad NERFINISHED
World War II NERFINISHED
timePeriodCovered 1941–1944
workType documentary prose

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Daniil Granin notableWork The Blockade Book