Negative Positive
Title: A Gem in the Rough
Review: The only thing that disappoints me about this work is that I took so long to find it. This author does a spectacular job of critical research while generating a work like a novel. The work is long but reads very quickly. The suffering of the Leningrad people is very much like the events of Greece after the Nazi occupation except there were no Italian troops to add some semblance of civility. Mr. Salisbury's insight into the '37-'39 purges adds a great deal of depth to the understanding of why Leningrad suffered as it did. I loved his captions of the lives of individuals during the seige. This, I believe make the effort as good as it is. Although first published in 1969, it is timely and well worth the money.
Is the review positive or negative? 