The White Birch (Belaya Beryoza), a novel about the first stage of the war with its heavy defensive battles and grim days of retreat. The first volume of The White Birch was published in 1947 and awarded a State Prize in 1948. The second volume appeared in 1952.
Edited by Robert Daglish
Designed by A. Radishciiev
Illustrated by M. Karpenko