I Want To Live : The Diary of a Young Girl in Stalin's Russia (Hardcover)

from john257hopper

This book is billed as the Soviet equivalent of Anne Frank's diary in that it is that of an ordinary teenage girl living in repressive political conditions, who later suffers arrest and incarceration, though in this case Nina survives her ordeal in the Gulag. However, there are crucial difference...

from Moniica

Synopsis: Tagged as the Soviet equivalent to Anne Frank's diary, this is the diary of Nina Lugovskaya, a young girl who kept a diary from 1932 through to 1937 when her diary was found by Stalin's secret police who ransacked Nina's home. My Opinion: I thought the title was a bit ironic; throughout...

from Tables

The editors did much to enhance this diary. The list of Nina's friends and family provided at the beginning of the book was quite useful. I liked that the editors put sections of the diary in boldface to designate which portions of the diary the secret police used against Nina and her family. I a...

from Kathdavis54

Nina grew up during a difficult in Russia. Stalin was ruler and her father was even exiled for parts of her childhood. Many people have compared her to Anne Frank--both kept diaries during times of turmoil and danger. What makes Nina's different is that hers was able to include school adventures,...

from Kathdavis54

Nina grew up during a difficult in Russia. Stalin was ruler and her father was even exiled for parts of her childhood. Many people have compared her to Anne Frank--both kept diaries during times of turmoil and danger. What makes Nina's different is that hers was able to include school adventures,...