by Vasili Grossman, Ilyá Ehrenburg · Galaxia Gutenberg, S.L. · tapa dura · ISBN 9788481099270
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On June 22, 1941, the German army crossed the border of the Soviet Union, marking the beginning of one of the most chilling episodes of World War II. This book compiles testimonies from survivors about the extermination of various peoples, especially the Jewish people, in the conquered territories. Vasili Grossman and Ilyá Ehrenberg gathered these accounts to publicize the magnitude of the horror, creating a monument of blood and heroism in memory of the victims. Despite being vetoed for publication by Stalin, this work has endured as an essential testimony of truth and dignity in the face of martyrdom.
Vasily Semyonovich Grossman was a Soviet writer and journalist. Born to a Jewish family in Ukraine, then part of the Russian Empire, Grossman trained as a chemical engineer at Moscow State University, earning the nickname Vasya-khimik because of his diligence as a student. Upon graduation, he took a job in Stalino in the Donets Basin. In the 1930s he changed careers and began writing full-time, publishing a number of short stories and several novels.
