The Stone Bridge (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781909156654)

On June 3, 1943 at the Stone Bridge in Moscow a tragedy took place that shocked the political elite of that time and became the starting point of an investigation into other historical and political facts. Nina Umanskaya, the beautiful 14-year-old daughter of a Soviet diplomat, was murdered by her classmate and admirer, Volodya Shakhurin, son of a People's Commissar. After that the young man shot himself.
The Stone Bridge by Alexander Terekhov is a detailed historical reconstruction of the Stalinist era as seen through one man's seven-year investigation into the case of the 'wolves' cubs' - a Nazi-inspired secret society inside an elite Kremlin school.
Based on a true story, The Stone Bridge resurrects actual historical figures and brings to light official documents from NKVD case files. The book shines the spotlight on a past with which the country has never properly come to terms, and which therefore - tragically - has a poisonous effect on present-day Russia.
This English edition of the novel features unique historical photographs, including archive documents previously forbidden for publication.

Author: Alexander Terekhov
ISBN-10: 1909156655
ISBN-13: 9781909156654
Publisher: Glagoslav Publications B.V.
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2014
Pages: 502
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.99lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.25d