The D.Castalanetta's series «Stories about blocade» is about dreadful disaster covered the city of Leningrad during the World War II. We still remember that ordeals. The blocade isn't only the matter of war history. It is the private story of each citizen of the sieged city. Every such story is both typical and unique as well as typical and unique every single man.

 

 

      The author tells us all these private stories, all the pieces that make up the term «blocade» itself.

 

 

    The main merit of these stories is its authenticity. You read each story as if you read the memories of the real person. You can feel it in the language and the style of the stories for the author has a great interest in this subject and a true talent.

 

 

      One more thing: there is a hope in every of these stories. That tomorrow will come. That life can't be  overcome.

 

 

     The series contains such stories as "One more trip", "Three days", "The New 1942", "Fetch water" and others as well as story "Ripe on the silver" published on-line.

 

 

 

 

      Stories "Fetch the water" and "The New 1942" are publishaed in "Neva" №7.