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This week, Cameron returns to Vasily Grossman, covering his first novel of World War II, The People Immortal. The novel follows the Red Army through the early days of the war: losing battles, ceding ever more ground, and quickly losing hope.
Although this novel doesn’t contain the philosophical and critical heights of his later two novels, The People Immortal yet captures Grossman’s foundational commitment to telling the truth. The truth of the Red Army being beaten back, the fact that some—tired of the abuses of the Soviet Union—welcomed the invaders, and what awaited people overtaken by the Wehrmacht.
An early work, less mature, and yet one well worth reading.
The music used in this episode was “Старое Кино / Staroye Kino,” by Перемотка / Peremotka. You can find more of their work on Bandcamp and Youtube.
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