Alexandra Popoff: Vasily Grossman and the Soviet Century [2019] hardback ZIBIO Duncan writes beautifully about cold

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Alexandra Popoff: Vasily Grossman and the Soviet Century [2019] hardback ZIBIO Duncan writes beautifully about coldThe definitive biography of Soviet Jewish dissident writer Vasily Grossman, called "gripping" and "fascinating" by William Taubman in the New York Times "[Popoff] tells Grossman's story with sensitivity and a keen understanding of his world, drawing on little known archival collections to produce what must be considered the definitive biography." Douglas Smith, Wall Street Journal Longlisted for the 2019 Cundill History Prize sponsored by McGill