Lidiya Ginzburg (1902–1990)
Author of Blockade Diary
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- Canonical name
- Ginzburg, Lidiya
- Other names
- Ginzburg, Lidiâ Âkovlevna (Forme internationale translit.-ISO russe)
Гинзбург, Лидия Яковлевна (Forme internationale russe) - Birthdate
- 1902-03-18
- Date of death
- 1990-07-17
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- Russia
- Country (for map)
- Russie
- Birthplace
- Odessa, Ukraine, Russian Empire
- Place of death
- Leningrad, Russia, USSR
- Places of residence
- Leningrad, Russia, USSR
- Education
- Leningrad State Institute
- Occupations
- Diarist
memoirist
Literary critic
historian - Relationships
- Eikhenbaum, Boris (Professeur)
- Organizations
- niversité d'État de Leningrad (Docctorat, Philologie, 19 57)
Université carélo-finlandaise (Professeur agrégée, 19 47 - 19 50)
Radio de Leningrad (Rrédactrice en chef)
Institut d'État d'histoire des arts, Leningrad (Professeur)
Union des écrivains de l'URSS (Membre, 19 35 | ) - Short biography
- Lidia or Lidiya Yakovlevna Ginzburg was born into a Jewish family in Odessa. She attended the Leningrad State Institute of History of the Arts. She became a friend to the younger generation of poets and writers, including Joseph Brodsky and Alexander Kushner. Ginzburg remained in Leningrad during the German siege of the city during World War II and produced the famous survivor memoir,"The Siege of Leningrad." Her later published works included On the Lyric (1964), On Psychological Prose (1971), and On the Literary Hero (1977). Some of her work was translated into English and published posthumously as Notes from the Leningrad Blockade and Other Writings (1992).
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kiwikowalski | 2 other reviews | Jul 28, 2009 |
kiwikowalski | 2 other reviews | Jul 28, 2009 | 
This is a very impressive book; the Dutch edition has only 92 pages, but the description of her experience during the siege of Leningrad, World Word II, is unforgettable. I have never read such a vivid description of feeling hungry before. I am very grateful to the friend who offered me this book and will always cherish it.
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The topic and historical significance of the book itself is enough to warrant giving it a read, but Ginzburg really adds something special to it with her beautiful vocabulary usage plus her constantly present personal experiences and observations. I would recommend it to anyone interested in the time period, learning more about the untold side of World War II, or those looking for a poignant memoir. It is not a story for the extremely faint of heart, but I think that everyone would gain something from reading.… (more)