Review: Vasily Grossman's War Writings Capture the Destruction of Nazism and the Soviet Soul

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A review of Vasily Grossman's collected war writings "From the Front Line: Stalingrad–Treblinka–Berlin, 1941–1945," translated by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler and published by NYRB Classics. The piece examines Grossman's dual identity as both a Soviet war correspondent and a Jewish witness to the Holocaust, focusing on his experiences reporting from the front lines of WWII—from Stalingrad to Treblinka to Berlin. The review highlights how Grossman documented the destruction of Nazi Germany while grappling with his own complicated position as a dissident Jew within the Soviet system.

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