YULIA DRUNINA: THE "BLOND-BRAIDED SOLDIER" ON THE POETIC FRONT

Harris introduces Yulia Drunina and her oeuvre to Western Slavists, and therefore it will include a brief biography of Drunina, contextualization of Drunina's work, a discussion of a selection of her poems, and a gender analysis of the peculiarities of her work within the context of other war poets and female poets who wrote about the war. He focuses on Drunina's war poetry, and examines how Drunina presents herself, her comrades, and her role models.