Episode 4
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 BBC Radio 4.
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Thu 15 Mar 201209:45BBC Radio 4 FM- Fri 16 Mar 201200:30BBC Radio 4
- Thu 2 Feb 201714:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Fri 3 Feb 201702:45BBC Radio 4 Extra
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