Elizabeth M. Norman delves into the profound human narratives that lie at the heart of significant historical events. Her work is distinguished by meticulous research and an empathetic approach, giving voice to those often overlooked. Norman's writing explores the complexities of wartime experiences, highlighting the resilience and courage of individuals facing immense challenges. Through her books, she offers readers a compelling lens through which to understand history and humanity.
The previously untold story of the incredible Janina (Pepi Spinner) Mehlberg, a young Polish-Jewish mathematician who saved the lives of many inmates of the Majdanek concentration and extermination camp at Lublin in Poland during the Second World War - which she did by posing as a bogus Polish aristocrat named Countess Janina Suchodolska.
A range of detailed narratives about practice written by teacher educators, for teacher educators, carefully curated by the author to draw out key learning points, including a range of coaching questions.
1. Introduction: The History of Modern Childhood -- 2. Education, the State and the Russian Child in the Eighteenth Century -- 3. Childhood in Late Imperial Russia -- 4. Childhoods in Revolution, Civil War and Austerity, 1917 - 1929 -- 5. Stalinism and the Making of Soviet Childhood -- 6. Post-War Soviet Childhoods, 1953 - 1991 -- 7. Postscript: Childhood in Modern Russian Federation -- 8. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.