Marie Vassiltchikov
Born
in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation
January 11, 1917
Died
August 12, 1978
Website
Genre
“Ее муж Агостино здесь при итальянском посольстве. Позже пришло много итальянок. Все они вяжут распашонки для младенца Геринга. По-моему, перебарщивают.”
― Berlin Diaries, 1940-1945
― Berlin Diaries, 1940-1945
“He was full of admiration for the Russians and especially for their women, who, he says, show amazing courage, dignity[,] and fortitude.”
― Berlin Diaries, 1940-1945
― Berlin Diaries, 1940-1945
“One wonders whether this succession of plane accidents may not be due to faulty wartime construction. Or is it a sort of curse, punishing mankind for inventing those beastly things.”
― Berlin Diaries, 1940-1945
― Berlin Diaries, 1940-1945
Polls
What should be our February Group Read? (Open Choice)
116 total votes
Topics Mentioning This Author
| topics | posts | views | last activity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Around the World: Germany: Anne Recommends Berlin Diaries: 1940-1945 | 4 | 18 | Dec 05, 2011 09:29AM | |
| What book is good enough to follow The Book Thief? | 134 | 1378 | Jun 30, 2014 06:20AM | |
Read Women:
February Nominations - Open Choice
|
42 | 221 | Jan 22, 2017 11:52AM | |
| Bright Young Things: What are you currently reading? | 928 | 281 | Sep 17, 2017 11:31PM | |
| Around the World ...: Germany | 42 | 1123 | Jan 13, 2025 01:30AM |












