Location
University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
Document Type
Poster
Description
This play is based on the true story and focuses on a sector of the Young Guard i Eastern Ukraine during WWII. The Germans took control of Eastern Ukraine in July 1942. By the end of September, the smaller rebel groups in the city of Krasnodon united to form the Young Guard. The Young Guard sought to sabotage any German activity in the city and surrounding villages while also covertly sharing accurate news about the war. All actions portrayed here were described in the diary of Lidia Makarovna Androsova which the researcher translated over the course of 10 weeks. This is about life in a war zone where violence and fear are so commonplace that you hardly notice it anymore. The spies in this story don’t wear black and roll across the stage. Their heroism is not announced with fanfare. These characters are a sepia photograph brought to life.
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The Annotated Translation of the Diary of Lidia Makarovna Androsova
University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
This play is based on the true story and focuses on a sector of the Young Guard i Eastern Ukraine during WWII. The Germans took control of Eastern Ukraine in July 1942. By the end of September, the smaller rebel groups in the city of Krasnodon united to form the Young Guard. The Young Guard sought to sabotage any German activity in the city and surrounding villages while also covertly sharing accurate news about the war. All actions portrayed here were described in the diary of Lidia Makarovna Androsova which the researcher translated over the course of 10 weeks. This is about life in a war zone where violence and fear are so commonplace that you hardly notice it anymore. The spies in this story don’t wear black and roll across the stage. Their heroism is not announced with fanfare. These characters are a sepia photograph brought to life.
Comments
Department: LLC - Russian Studies Program
Faculty Mentor: Yvonne Howell and Dorothy Holland