“At this period, too, Leningraders resorted to their most desperate food substitutes, scraping dried glue from the underside of wallpaper and boiling… — Anna Reid Food Copy Share Image
“One of the most oft-quoted records of the siege, scribbled in pencil over the pages of a pocket address book, is that… — Anna Reid Books Copy Share Image
“Shelling, many felt, was actually worse than bombing, since bombardments were not preceded by an alarm. From 4 September to the end… — Anna Reid End Of The Year Copy Share Image
“Unlike other dictators, Stalin and his satraps never made the mistake of believing themselves beloved -- on the contrary they saw plots… — Anna Reid Failure Copy Share Image