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# Lidiya Ginzburg

(1902–1990)   Writer

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Lidiya Ginzburg was a writer.

## Quick Facts About Lidiya Ginzburg

Born March 18, 1902

Died July 17, 1990

Profession Writer

## About Lidiya Ginzburg

Soviet literary historian (1902–1990)... \| Lidiya Yakovlevna Ginzburg was a Soviet literary critic, historian, writer of the Russian Formalist school, and survivor of the siege of Leningrad. She is best known among English-reading audiences for her Blockade Diary, written during and after the Siege of Leningrad. Ginzburg died at the age of 8

##  Quotes by Lidiya Ginzburg

> [You must be practically a hero to retain your composure in the midst of universal panic. But just try to scream and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lidiya-ginzburg/you-must-be-practically-a-hero-to-retain-your-composure-in-the-midst/)

[Lidiya Ginzburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lidiya-ginzburg/)

[Anxiety](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anxiety/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2a/lidiya-ginzburg-74004_anxiety_you-must-be-practically-a-hero-to-retain_421564.jpg)

> [Humans abhor a vacuum. The immediate filling of a vacuum is one of the basic functions of speech. Meaningless conversations are no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lidiya-ginzburg/humans-abhor-a-vacuum-the-immediate-filling-of-a-vacuum-is-one-of-the/)

[Lidiya Ginzburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lidiya-ginzburg/)

[Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3e/lidiya-ginzburg-74004_communication_humans-abhor-a-vacuum-the-immediate-fill_2058326.jpg)

> [Death can be successfully put out of mind for the simple reason that it is beyond human experience. Death is either the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lidiya-ginzburg/death-can-be-successfully-put-out-of-mind-for-the-simple-reason-that/)

[Lidiya Ginzburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lidiya-ginzburg/)

[Abstract](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/abstract/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/lidiya-ginzburg-74004_abstract_death-can-be-successfully-put-out-of-min_2314338.jpg)

> [A line is an involuntary combination of people who are simultaneously irritated with one another and focused on a single, common circle…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lidiya-ginzburg/a-line-is-an-involuntary-combination-of-people-who-are-simultaneously/)

[Lidiya Ginzburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lidiya-ginzburg/)

[Break](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/break/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/210/lidiya-ginzburg-74004_break_a-line-is-an-involuntary-combination-of_2904873.jpg)

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