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    Red Army Sniper: A Memoir of the Eastern Front in World War II
    Red Army Sniper: A Memoir of the Eastern Front in World War II
    Red Army Sniper: A Memoir of the Eastern Front in World War II
    Audiobook6 hours

    Red Army Sniper: A Memoir of the Eastern Front in World War II

    Written by Yevgeni Nikolaev and Albrecht Wacker

    Narrated by John Pruden

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    Yevgeni Nikolaev was one of Russia's leading snipers in World War II, and his memoir provides an unparalleled account of front-line action in crucial theaters of war. Nikolaev is credited with a remarkable 324 kills, and his wartime service included time in the siege of Leningrad in 1941/1942.

    His memoir is not a neutral, apolitical account-far from it. Nikolaev asserts, for example, that Finland attacked Russia. As a member of the NKVD, it is not surprising that his memoir is full of historical misinterpretation and justification of the agency's actions.

    In vivid, arresting recollections he paints his actions in a saintly, heroic light. He describes the comfort of the German foxholes, wired with telephone connections, relative to the Russians who fasted without food or water, awaiting the moment for a perfect shot. He claims the Russian soldier was a moral warrior, killing only with head or heart shots.

    In addition to describing details of his kills, Nikolaev explains how his life was saved when an explosive rifle bullet struck a watch that he kept in his jacket pocket. His life was saved by a surgeon who extracted all the watch parts.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateMay 29, 2018
    ISBN9781977383617

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    • 5/5
      I went into this expecting some intense pro-Soviet propaganda, and while it's certainly not anti-Soviet... this is actually primarily a book about wacky cabbage foraging hijinks; honestly, it's fun. Is it an accurate history? I mean probably in places. Is it politically biased? In places. But honestly, above all else, it's a very very fun story with Nazis trying to steal cabbages in drag, target practice at live grenades, and exciting action sequences. It's basically some Soviet Rambo shit, no more or less propagandistic than American Sniper, and probably more entertaining.
    • 3/5
      A mind boggling recounts of feverish nightmares and criminal soviet fantasies! Real masterpiece of the Red literature.
      From the same author - collection of poems " Lactobacillus Sovieticus and The Making of the Red Cheese"; "Chekists in Pursuit for Martians "(Vols. 1- 51) and " Allies Forever - Queuing at McDonald's" .
    • 2/5
      Seriously heavy foot in the propaganda pedal. Hard to believe through all the "our brave soldiers killed scores of Nazi scum" retoric.