| "I give snatches; I describe episodes; I
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| | support of historical facts that the
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| make-as it were-snapshots in time; I
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| | author does not eagerly provide. It is
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| reflect personal recollections, thoughts,
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| | important to note that Broekmeyer did not
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| experiences, and views of specific
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| | intend to write a purely historical work
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| individuals.." those are the words of
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| | enumerating bold facts, but rather
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| Marius Broekmeyer the author of Stalin,
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| | portray war from the point of view of
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| the Russians, and Their War, 1941-1945.
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| | Soviet nation. No other people in the
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| This line represents the main idea of the
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| | world got to experience Nazism from their
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| book and its thesis. The author is
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| | native government; this emotional despair
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| providing the reader with authentic
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| | that was present throughout military
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| memoirs and thoughts of people who lived
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| | years was hanging over a huge country and
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| through that horrible war and thus he is
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| | caused more suffering than the Germans.
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| taking the reader closer to the battle
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| | Unsystematic anthology of memoirs does
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| field than ever.
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| | not satisfy historical requirements and
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| This book was not written to show readers
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| | lacks a balanced and logical structure.
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| specific battles or military engagements
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| | This is a major weakness of the book,
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| of the Soviet Union in WWII, but it was
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| | which however does not make it less
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| meant to be a mirror of feelings
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| | appealing in a sense of genuine facts and
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| experienced by Soviet people during long
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| | their variety for those seeking opinions
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| years of hunger and suffering. The author
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| | from "the other side". Although, as was
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| has collected more than a thousand actual
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| | already said, this works is short of
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| official records written by almost five
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| | perspective view and does not give an
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| hundred persons in order to illustrate as
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| | explanation of how this Soviet war
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| vividly as possible horrifying impact
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| | impacted the rest of the world, it does
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| which war had on ordinary Soviet people.
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| | submerge the reader into the realm of
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| Obviously such approach makes the book
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| | fears and hopelessness that were reality
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| more believable, as the author himself is
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| | for Soviets as a separate nation. The
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| not a former Soviet Union citizen and
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| | pages of the book represent diary of a
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| thus cannot relate completely to their
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| | huge country in struggle with the Germans
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| lives. Therefore personal accounts of
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| | as well as Soviet doctrine. By writing in
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| participants and also spectators,
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| | the language of emotion the author omits
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| although all people were a part of the
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| | many important political facts that would
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| bloody mess, give a more profound
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| | be essential in a historical work. On the
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| truthful and authentic idea of what was
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| | other hand, the possibility of seeing
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| really happening behind the iron curtain.
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| | this war through eyes of witnesses leads
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| The variety of viewpoints from people of
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| | to a more objective outlook on problems
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| different classes and occupations
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| | that Soviets were experiencing.
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| provides a deeper understanding of
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| | The initial idea of the author to show
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| situation during war period. The fact
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| | how horrible WWII was for the Soviet
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| that Broekmeyer left collected data
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| | people is definitely well illustrated in
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| without almost any interpretation offers
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| | the course of examination of first-hand
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| a strong evidence and trustworthy source
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| | accounts. On their basis he proves that
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| for investigation of war as the Soviets
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| | WWII in other counties was completely
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| have seen it. The author relies basically
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| | different from that same war that was
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| on this information entirely and presents
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| | taking place on the territory of Eastern
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| it to the reader in such a vague state
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| | Europe. A great literary value of Stalin,
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| that the reader has to interpret data
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| | the Russians, and Their War, 1941-1945
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| individually. Clearly this technique has
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| | rests in the minds of common people as it
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| strong and week sides at the same time.
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| | was taken from real life. Historical
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| People who are unfamiliar with the
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| | events could only be guessed in personal
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| history of Soviet Union and war time
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| | tragic accounts but such was the ultimate
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| would probably find it difficult to
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| | goal of the book and the author did
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| understand such collection of personal
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| | succeed in portraying WWII in his unique
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| horrifying stories in terms of history
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| | way.
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