| There's a similar author in Russia, Nikolai Nosov [1] He wrote most heart-warming stories for children or about children during WWII. If you read Russian, here's a great article about him: [2] --- quote, Google translate --- And the truth is that Nosov began writing stories shortly before the war (the first publication was in 1938), but the most famous, the brightest and most memorable were written in the most terrible years. Forty-first to forty-fifth. The most important thing is that when you know the answer, annoyance immediately wakes up - well, of course, it's understandable! All young heroes have only mothers, where the fathers have gone is not clear. And in general there are not many male characters for the entire cycle: a rather elderly, apparently, "Uncle Fedya" on the train, who was all indignant at the recitation of poetry, and the leader Vitya, apparently, was a high school student. Ascetic life to the limit, jam with bread as a delicacy ... But still there is no war there. Not by word, not by hint, not by spirit. I don’t need to explain why. Because this is for children. For children to whom life has already measured so much that God forbid us to find out. --- end quote --- [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolay_Nosov [2] https://www.gazeta.ru/culture/2008/11/27/a_2897371.shtml |
It is worth noting that he alse wrote Dunno on the Moon - hardcore communist propaganda for children.