6/8/2023 0 Comments Stalingrad by grossman![]() One of Grossman’s aims was to honour the dead-especially those who had been forgotten.” (xvii) (viii)įrom what I understand from Alexandra Popoff’s book Vasily Grossman and the Soviet Century, Chandler sums up one of Grossman’s purposes perfectly when he says, “ Stalingrad is, amongst much else, an act of homage. … Stalingrad, in contrast, is less philosophical, but more immediate it presents us with a richer, more varied human story. It is, amongst other things, a considered statement of his moral and political philosophy-a meditation on the nature of totalitarianism, the danger presented by even the most seemingly benign of ideologies, and the moral responsibility of each individual for his own actions. Because of the relationship between this book and Life and Fate, there is a lot on the second book, too. And I’m fine with that.Ĭhandler provides a good, concise introduction to Stalingrad and the trouble Grossman had with its publication. Judging by how limited my time was yesterday and only making my way through Robert Chandler’s introduction to Stalingrad, this may be a true “summer(-long) read” for me. Translated by Robert Chandler and Elizabeth Chandler ![]()
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