Life and Fate Read Along, Part 3 Chapter 35
This post, covering Part 3, Chapter 35 is part of The Slavic Literature Pod’s chapter a day read along of Vasily Grossman’s Life and Fate. Learn more about our project here. The 6th Army’s soldiers celebrate their Christmas in the encirclement. Their holiday feast in the illustrious
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