Ol'ga Berggol'ts (1910-1975) was a prominent Russian Soviet poet, whose accounts of heroism in wartime Leningrad brought her fame. This volume addresses her position as a writer whose Party loyalties were frequently in conflict with the demands of artistic and personal integrity.
This book should be strongly recommended to anyone seriously interested in Soviet culture and society, including students of history, gender studies and literature.
Hodgson's interpretation of Berggol'ts's writings creates a deep and nauanced intellectual and emotional biography of the poet as an individual
Hodgson's exploration of the life and work of Ol'ga Berggol'ts is a very interesting and welcome addition to the study of Soviet literature.