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Life and Fate Read Along, Part 2 Chapter 63

Life and Fate Read Along, Part 2 Chapter 63
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This post, covering Part 2, Chapter 63 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.


Although Vera and many other Soviets spent the last day celebrating the beginning of the Soviet offensive, it seems her future might be different than she has been picturing. Major Zakabluka’s squadron has lost Commissar Berman and two pilots in the last few days. As we learn, one of those lieutenants was Viktorov.