Lydia Sudina’s carefree summer was interrupted by the horrors of World War II. During the 872-day siege of Leningrad, which claimed over 1.5 million lives, the young student survived on 125 grams of bread a day amid relentless bombings. Her diary bears witness to loss, resilience, love and loyalty – and to the tragedies that the people of Leningrad had to live through.
