The Madonnas of Leningrad
- Author: Debra Dean
- Narrator: Yelena Shmulenson
- Publisher: HarperCollins USA
- Duration: 7:08:37
Synopsis
Bit by bit, the ravages of age are eroding Marina's grip on the everyday. An elderly Russian woman now living in America, she cannot hold on to fresh memories—the details of her grown children's lives, the approaching wedding of her grandchild—yet her distant past is miraculously preserved in her mind's eye.
Vivid images of her youth in war-torn Leningrad arise unbidden, carrying her back to the terrible fall of 1941, when she was a tour guide at the Hermitage Museum and the German army's approach signaled the beginning of what would be a long, torturous siege on the city. As the people braved starvation, bitter cold, and a relentless German onslaught, Marina joined other staff members in removing the museum's priceless masterpieces for safekeeping, leaving the frames hanging empty on the walls to symbolize the artworks' eventual return. As the Luftwaffe's bombs pounded the proud, stricken city, Marina built a personal Hermitage in her mind—a refuge that would stay buried deep within her, until she needed it once more. . . .
Chapters
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001 The Madonnas of Leningrad
Duration: 40s -
002 Chapter 01
Duration: 02min -
003 Chapter 02
Duration: 16min -
004 Chapter 03
Duration: 01min -
005 Chapter 04
Duration: 31min -
006 Chapter 05
Duration: 15min -
007 Chapter 06
Duration: 09min -
008 Chapter 07
Duration: 09min -
009 Chapter 08
Duration: 01min -
010 Chapter 09
Duration: 11min -
011 Chapter 10
Duration: 08min -
012 Chapter 11
Duration: 18min -
013 Chapter 12
Duration: 05min -
014 Chapter 13
Duration: 01min -
015 Chapter 14
Duration: 13min -
016 Chapter 15
Duration: 10min -
017 Chapter 16
Duration: 14min -
018 Chapter 17
Duration: 06min -
019 Chapter 18
Duration: 02min -
020 Chapter 19
Duration: 07min