Young Jewish Poets Who Fell as Soviet Soldiers in the Second World War

by Rina Lapidus

This book deals with the work of fifteen young Jewish poets who were killed, died of wounds, or were executed in captivity while serving in the Red Army in the Second World War. All were young, all were poets, most were thoroughly assimilated into Soviet society whilst at the same time being rooted in Jewish culture and traditions. Their poetry, written mostly in Russian, Yiddish, and Ukrainian, was coloured by their backgrounds, by the literary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415705592
• ISBN13: 9780415705592
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.3"