This book deals with the work of fifteen young Jewish poets who were killed, died of wounds, or were executed in captivity while serving in the Red Army in the Second World War. All were young, all were poets, most were thoroughly assimilated into Soviet society whilst at the same time being rooted in Jewish culture and traditions. Their poetry, written mostly in Russian, Yiddish, and Ukrainian, was coloured by their backgrounds, by the literary and cultural climate that prevailed in the Soviet Union, and was deeply concerned with their expectation of impending death at the hands of the Nazis.

The book examines the poets’ backgrounds, their lives, their poetry and their deaths. Like the experiences and poetry of the British First World War poets, the lives and poems of these young Jewish poets are extremely interesting and deeply moving.

Natalie Ooi is Assistant Professor and Program Director of the Ski Area Management Program at Colorado State University, USA. Her areas of research include sustainable tourism, mountain resort development and impacts, social capital, and backpacker tourism.

Esther A. Duke is Western Program Director at the conservation aviation non-profit organization LightHawk, and an Affiliate Faculty Member of the Human Dimensions of Natural Resource Department at Colorado State University, USA. She is a social scientist and specializes in ecosystem services and building capacity for collaborative and performance-based conservation.

Joseph O'Leary is Professor in International Tourism at Colorado State University, USA. His research interests include international and domestic travel and recreation behavior.