"Every brave man is brave in his own way." #vasilygrossman #fromthefrontline #20BOS26 Book 17 kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/07/24/e...
“Every brave man is brave in his own way.” #vasilygrossman #fromthefrontline #20BOS26 Book 17
Back in 2013 I read my first Vasily Grossman book, “An Armenian Sketchbook”, translated by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler, and was bowled over by his writing. I commented at the time tha…
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July 24, 2026 at 7:06 AM
"Every brave man is brave in his own way." #vasilygrossman #fromthefrontline #20BOS26 Book 17 kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/07/24/e...
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
12/20
#LifeAndFate
#VasilyGrossman
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
12/20
#LifeAndFate
#VasilyGrossman
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
March 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
12/20
#LifeAndFate
#VasilyGrossman
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
12/20
#LifeAndFate
#VasilyGrossman
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
Just finished re-reading the 20th century's War & Peace. A book made for these times!
#totalitarianism #vasilygrossman #holocaust #russianliterature #jewishliterature #holodomor #gulag #stalin #hitler #fascism #communism #ukraine #sovietunion #mustread
www.goodreads.com/book/show/88...
#totalitarianism #vasilygrossman #holocaust #russianliterature #jewishliterature #holodomor #gulag #stalin #hitler #fascism #communism #ukraine #sovietunion #mustread
www.goodreads.com/book/show/88...
Life and Fate
Life and Fate is an epic tale of a country told through…
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February 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Just finished re-reading the 20th century's War & Peace. A book made for these times!
#totalitarianism #vasilygrossman #holocaust #russianliterature #jewishliterature #holodomor #gulag #stalin #hitler #fascism #communism #ukraine #sovietunion #mustread
www.goodreads.com/book/show/88...
#totalitarianism #vasilygrossman #holocaust #russianliterature #jewishliterature #holodomor #gulag #stalin #hitler #fascism #communism #ukraine #sovietunion #mustread
www.goodreads.com/book/show/88...
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
14/20
#TheGreenRoad
#AnneEnright
#KatePickett
#VasilyGrossman
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
14/20
#TheGreenRoad
#AnneEnright
#KatePickett
#VasilyGrossman
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
March 27, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
14/20
#TheGreenRoad
#AnneEnright
#KatePickett
#VasilyGrossman
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
14/20
#TheGreenRoad
#AnneEnright
#KatePickett
#VasilyGrossman
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
13/20
#TheSpiritLevel
#RichardWilkinson
#KatePickett
#VasilyGrossman
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
13/20
#TheSpiritLevel
#RichardWilkinson
#KatePickett
#VasilyGrossman
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
March 26, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers!
13/20
#TheSpiritLevel
#RichardWilkinson
#KatePickett
#VasilyGrossman
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
13/20
#TheSpiritLevel
#RichardWilkinson
#KatePickett
#VasilyGrossman
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
"It is the writer’s duty to tell the terrible truth, and it is a reader’s civic duty to learn this truth." #vasilygrossman #fromthefrontline #20BOS26 Book 17 kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/07/24/e...
“Every brave man is brave in his own way.” #vasilygrossman #fromthefrontline #20BOS26 Book 17
Back in 2013 I read my first Vasily Grossman book, “An Armenian Sketchbook”, translated by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler, and was bowled over by his writing. I commented at the time tha…
kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com
July 24, 2026 at 8:43 AM
"It is the writer’s duty to tell the terrible truth, and it is a reader’s civic duty to learn this truth." #vasilygrossman #fromthefrontline #20BOS26 Book 17 kaggsysbookishramblings.wordpress.com/2026/07/24/e...
Instead of a pic of my bks (which is like #dickpics for nerds), pls accept: #VasilyGrossman 4 #totalitariansystems. #AlmanacOfTheDead 4 a prophetic depiction of the collapse of #Amerikkka in which we are now living. Silko's #Ceremony is a classic of world literature. #ReadingTheResistance
November 18, 2024 at 8:44 PM
Instead of a pic of my bks (which is like #dickpics for nerds), pls accept: #VasilyGrossman 4 #totalitariansystems. #AlmanacOfTheDead 4 a prophetic depiction of the collapse of #Amerikkka in which we are now living. Silko's #Ceremony is a classic of world literature. #ReadingTheResistance
One of the most impressive - and biggest - novels I’ve ever read. My video review
youtu.be/Qjy5ICBXgSE?...
#LifeAndFate
#VasilyGrossman
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
youtu.be/Qjy5ICBXgSE?...
#LifeAndFate
#VasilyGrossman
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
Life And Fate by Vasily Grossman
YouTube video by Andy Christopher Miller
youtu.be
March 25, 2025 at 11:43 PM
One of the most impressive - and biggest - novels I’ve ever read. My video review
youtu.be/Qjy5ICBXgSE?...
#LifeAndFate
#VasilyGrossman
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
youtu.be/Qjy5ICBXgSE?...
#LifeAndFate
#VasilyGrossman
#booksky
#bookchallenge
#20bookchallenge
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
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#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
February 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
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🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
I was so close to giving up on a book after 30 pages or so, but I picked it up again the next morning and finally got into the flow. So close. I can't believe I almost did that. #VasilyGrossman #LifeandFate 💙📚
August 8, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I was so close to giving up on a book after 30 pages or so, but I picked it up again the next morning and finally got into the flow. So close. I can't believe I almost did that. #VasilyGrossman #LifeandFate 💙📚
Finished reading: #Stalingrad by #VasilyGrossman
7.25.26 → 9.2.26
This Russian fatty was one of the more difficult reads of the genre and also, much like the Battle of Stalingrad, most of the characters die
#RussianLiterature
7.25.26 → 9.2.26
This Russian fatty was one of the more difficult reads of the genre and also, much like the Battle of Stalingrad, most of the characters die
#RussianLiterature
September 2, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Finished reading: #Stalingrad by #VasilyGrossman
7.25.26 → 9.2.26
This Russian fatty was one of the more difficult reads of the genre and also, much like the Battle of Stalingrad, most of the characters die
#RussianLiterature
7.25.26 → 9.2.26
This Russian fatty was one of the more difficult reads of the genre and also, much like the Battle of Stalingrad, most of the characters die
#RussianLiterature
“The humanity of humans meets its fate and in each age that fate is special and distinct from previous ages. The only common feature is that it is invariably heavy.”
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—VasilyGrossman
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#QuoteOfTheDay
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—VasilyGrossman
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#QuoteOfTheDay
December 4, 2024 at 8:58 AM
“The humanity of humans meets its fate and in each age that fate is special and distinct from previous ages. The only common feature is that it is invariably heavy.”
.
—VasilyGrossman
.
#QuoteOfTheDay
.
—VasilyGrossman
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#QuoteOfTheDay
“I am not the hero; you create this story…. This legendary story…” Vassilij Zaitsev (Jude Law)
#Stalingrad
#newreality
#HannahArendt
#VasilyGrossman
The Myth of Stalingrad: “The Enemy at the Gates”…
becomingvirginiawoolf.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/t...
#Stalingrad
#newreality
#HannahArendt
#VasilyGrossman
The Myth of Stalingrad: “The Enemy at the Gates”…
becomingvirginiawoolf.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/t...
The Myth of Stalingrad: “The Enemy at the Gates”…
The Enemy at the Gates, written and directed by Jean – Jacques Annaud, focuses on the battle of Stalingrad in 1942 – 1943 by underscoring the crucial role of the ‘creation of myth’ against German t…
becomingvirginiawoolf.wordpress.com
January 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
“I am not the hero; you create this story…. This legendary story…” Vassilij Zaitsev (Jude Law)
#Stalingrad
#newreality
#HannahArendt
#VasilyGrossman
The Myth of Stalingrad: “The Enemy at the Gates”…
becomingvirginiawoolf.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/t...
#Stalingrad
#newreality
#HannahArendt
#VasilyGrossman
The Myth of Stalingrad: “The Enemy at the Gates”…
becomingvirginiawoolf.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/t...
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
February 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
February 22, 2026 at 6:43 PM
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
February 21, 2026 at 8:13 PM
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
February 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
February 18, 2026 at 1:00 PM
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
February 16, 2026 at 1:00 PM
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
February 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
February 11, 2026 at 1:00 PM
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
February 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
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#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
February 4, 2026 at 1:00 PM
📚 Life and Fate & Suite Française reveal the human cost of totalitarianism.
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
🔗 https://bit.ly/4bnOlXk
#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith
Starts Feb 24 | In-person at NYU SPS.
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#NYUSPS #Literature #WWII #HolocaustLit #VasilyGrossman #IreneNémirovsky #Totalitarianism #ReadWith