Vladimir Yadov: A Life Devoted to an Open Sociology
Vladimir Yadov belonged to the generation of Russians born before the Great War (WWII) but came of age after it. He was born in Leningrad – a city where every stone harbors memories of bravery, self-sacrifice and tragedy, the cruelty of Stalin’s purges, and the trauma of the 900 Day Siege. It is the scene of amazing feats of creative spirit, linked to such names as Akhmatova, Shostakovich and Brodsky. In 1945 Yadov was sixteen and dreaming...