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Children Children Children of MoscowAuthor: Miyamoto Yuriko
| Original Title | 子供・子供・子供のモスクワ |
|---|---|
| Author | 宮本 百合子 |
| Genre | War & Social Literature |
| Author Type | Female Author |
| Summary | Amidst the vibrant pulse of 1930s Moscow, the city thrums with revolutionary fervor. May Day erupts in a sea of red banners and *The Internationale*’s soaring strains, as laborers flood streets stripped of trams, their footsteps echoing socialist resolve. The Labour Palace looms—a beacon of organized labor—while construction cranes silhouette a skyline transforming under the Five-Year Plan. \nThrough the eyes of a Japanese observer, daily life unfolds: Tanya, a radiant nurse heavy with child, balances night studies and hospital shifts, embodying Soviet strides in gender equality and maternal care. In cramped hotel kitchens, sugar rationing sparks conversations on sacrifice for industrial progress. Children dominate tree-lined boulevards, their futures safeguarded by nurseries and literacy campaigns, while libraries curate tales of global proletariat unity. \nYet shadows linger—frozen rivers where laundry freezes, whispers of past famines—amid relentless optimism. From bustling worker clubs to debates on revolutionary storytelling, Moscow’s metamorphosis is palpable. A society rebuilds itself, brick by collective brick, where motherhood is celebrated as communal triumph and every child’s laugh heralds a new epoch. Here, history is not written but lived—raw, urgent, and luminous with possibility. |
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