I write as I am having difficulty in locating the reference made in one of Olga Bergholz poems during the Siege of Leningrad.
She makes reference to swallows being allowed to fly of Leningrad. Do you know of such a reference & the name of the poem?
Thankyou,
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I write as I am having difficulty in locating the reference made in one of Olga Bergholz poems during the Siege of Leningrad. She makes reference to swallows being allowed to fly of Leningrad. Do you know of such a reference & the name of the poem? Thankyou,
The poem you're asking about is called "Blockade Swallow" if I am not mistaken. I think the story behind it is that