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by
Alexander Terekhov (Author),
Simon Patterson (Translator),
Nina Chordas (Translator)
On June 3, 1943 at the Stone Bridge in Moscow a tragedy took place that shocked the political elite of that time and became the starting point of an investigation into other historical and political facts. Nina Umanskaya, the beautiful 14-year-old daughter of a Soviet diplomat, was murdered by her classmate and admirer, Volodya Shakhurin, son of a People’s Commissar. After that the young man shot himself.
The Stone Bridge by Alexander Terekhov is a detailed historical reconstruction of the Stalinist era as seen through one man’s seven-year investigation into the case of the ‘wolves’ cubs’ – a Nazi-inspired secret society inside an elite Kremlin school.
Based on a true story, The Stone Bridge resurrects actual historical figures and brings to light official documents from NKVD case files. The book shines the spotlight on a past with which the country has never properly come to terms, and which therefore – tragically – has a poisonous effect on present-day Russia.
This English edition of the novel features unique historical photographs, including archive documents previously forbidden for publication.
Number of Pages: 502Dimensions: 1.25 x 9 x 6 INPublication Date: November 01, 2014
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