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Reviewed on October 15, 2017 | Fiction
Focusing with romantic verve on the cavalry units deployed in the run-up to the Battle of Stalingrad, Montefiore picks up the story of Benya Golden, a lover of the titular protagonist of Sashenka. Benya was a political prisoner in the Gulag when Stalin's Order 227 created penal battalions whereby prisoners could redeem themselves by fighting for the Motherland. Benya is allowed t...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
