Wartime Suffering and Survival

Set against the backdrop of World War II, Hass details the 872-day siege of Leningrad. With conviction and clarity, he details the horrors and extreme challenges that civilians regularly faced. He also explores the remarkable resilience of Leningraders. Making use of seldom-seen interviews, diary entries, and recollections from survivors and witnesses, he explores how Leningraders coped on a daily basis and how institutions began to function differently in light of novel situations. The winner of the 2023 Mirra Komarovsky Book Award (Eastern Sociological Society), Wartime Sufferings and Survival (Oxford University Press) is a monumental interdisciplinary work.