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THE STONE BRIDGE IBD

GLAGOSLAV PUBLICATIONS B.V.
11 / 2014
9781909156654
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On June 3, 1943 at the Stone Bridge in Moscow aátragedy took place that shocked the political elite of that time and became the starting point of an investigation into other historical and political facts. Nina Umanskaya, the beautiful 14-year-old daughter of a Soviet diplomat, was murdered by her classmate and admirer, Volodya Shakhurin, son of a PeopleâÇÖs Commissar. After that the young man shot himself.The Stone Bridge by Alexander Terekhováis a detailed historical reconstruction of the Stalinist era as seen through one manâÇÖs seven-year investigation into the case of the âÇÖwolvesâÇÖ cubsâÇÖ - a Nazi-inspired secret society inside an elite Kremlin school.Based on a true story,áThe Stone Bridgeáresurrects actual historical figures and brings to light official documents from NKVD case files. The book shines the spotlight on a past with which the country has never properly come to terms, and which therefore - tragically - has a poisonous effect on present-day Russia.This English edition of the novel features unique historical photographs, including archive documents previously forbidden for publication.

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