Name: The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad
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Author: Simon Parkin
ISBN: 9781399714587

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Hodder and Stoughton

Author

Simon Parkin

Format

Paperback

ISBN13

9781399714587

The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad

Simon Parkin (Author) · Hodder and Stoughton · Paperback

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Synopsis "The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad"

FINALIST FOR THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING 2025 An Economist Book of the Year An astonishing story brilliantly told It is as moving as it is gripping to read Jonathan Dimbleby author of Endgame 1944 A richly researched and meticulously observed account of a little explored corner of 20th century history Guardian A fantastically well researched history of science and sacrifice saturated in drama i WINNER OF THE CBHL LITERATURE AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN HISTORY In the summer of 1941 German troops surrounded the Russian city of Leningrad now St Petersburg and began the longest blockade in recorded history By the most conservative estimates the siege would claim the lives of three quarters of a million people Most died of starvation At the centre of the embattled city stood a converted palace that housed the greatest living plant library ever amassed the world s first seed bank After attempts to evacuate the collection failed and as supplies dwindled the scientists responsible faced a terrible decision should they distribute the specimens to the starving population or preserve them in the hope that they held the key to ending global famine Drawing on previously unseen sources The Forbidden Garden of Leningrad tells the remarkabl