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Recalling teenage years, Svetlana writes about the heart-breaking period before and during the war. Read by Stella Gonet.

By Svetlana Alliluyeva. Abridged by Eileen Horne.

Turning to her teenage years, Svetlana writes to her friend of the heartbreaking period before and during the war when she loses a brother and gains a lover, against her father's wishes...

Read by Stella Gonet

Producer: Clive Brill
A Pacificus production for Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 4.

15 minutes

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Fri 3 Feb 2017 02:45
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