THE SCIENTIFIC SIGNIFICANCE OF THE MONOGRAPH BY JEFFREY HASS “WARTIME SUFFERING AND SURVIVAL. THE HUMAN CONDITION UNDER SIEGE IN THE BLOCKADE OF LENINGRAD, 1941-1944”
The monograph by Jeffrey Hass “Wartime Suffering and Survival. The Human Condition under Siege in the Blockade of Leningrad, 1941-1944” uses an interdisciplinary approach to study the practices of survival in besieged Leningrad. With the help of Pierre Bourdieu's theory, the author managed to create a complete picture of social relations in besieged Leningrad. To achieve this research goal, he characterized in detail the relationship between the fields of power (the political economy of control), the fields of labor (the market economy of profit), and the fields of intimacy and community (the moral economy of dignity). This monograph is of great importance for all researchers of the blockade of Leningrad and is recommended for reading to all those involved in research in the history of the World War II, sociology and gender studies.