The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean
March 22, 2017
The Madonnas of Leningrad is a two-fold story from the perspective of Marina, a docent at the State Hermitage Museum and survivor of the Siege of Leningrad during World War II. Debra Dean writes compellingly as both young Marina living through a Russian winter in the museum’s basement and as aging Marina, who can’t remember … More The Madonnas of Leningrad by Debra Dean