City of Thieves (2008) (edit title/settings)

maven edited the summary of City of Thieves Saturday, July 16, 2011.

• During WWII, the city of Leningrad, Russia is being held under siege by Germans. Choked off from all supplies of food and other necessities, the city people are living in desperation during the cold months of the Russian winter.winter.

  Lev, a Jewish adolescent, too young for the army and without his parents, finds himself struggling to survive in Leningrad. When he is caught looting a dead German officer he is arrested and thrown in a cell, to be executed by the next day. With him is a fellow Russian, Kolya, who has been arrested under the premise of deserting his rank.rank.

  However the pair is given another shot at freedom if they can complete a task that seems far from achievable. They must procure a dozen eggs within a week for a powerful colonel to use in his daughter's wedding cake. Their outlook is bleak as they set forth to find eggs in a city that hasn't seen food for months.
  

  Starting within Leningrad’s borders the two begin to look for the kitchen staple that will save their lives. They soon begin to discover the horrible measures people have come to survive; children eating the pages of books, hunger-crazed citizens turning to cannibalism. It seems no one can assist them with their plight.plight.

  The two move outwards hoping to find better luck in the country side of Russia. The Germans have seized this area making travel difficult and dangerous. Most farms and towns have been raided and taken over. Lev and Kolya aren’t well enough prepared for the cold and find themselves starving. They happen across a group of rebellious partisans, mostly compiled of farmers- with the exception of Vika. She is an expert marksman, and a girl posing as a man so she can fight.
  fight.

  Lev and Kolya find themselves working with the partisans to help destroy important German units. One night they are found by an infantry of German soldiers and during the scuffle all of the partisans are killed but Lev, Kolya and Vika. They are pulled in as prisoners to the Germans, to work in the steel factories. Lev discovers he has feelings for Vika.Vika.

  Lev and Kolya have two days to retrieve the eggs they had long forgotten about. With some luck Kolya convinces the German General into a chess match with Lev. If Lev wins the three will be granted their freedom from the Germans and twelve eggs, if he loses the three will be killed. Lev wins out and he and Kolya run back to Leningrad, parting ways with Vika to Lev’s dismay.dismay.

  Tragically upon their entering the city Kolya is killed accidentally by a Russian soldier. Lev receives his liberty alone and lives in Leningrad till the end of the siege. Eventually he is reunited with Vika.

Shelfari edited the summary of City of Thieves Friday, October 22, 2010.

• During WWII, the city of Leningrad, Russia is being held under siege by Germans. Choked off from all supplies of food and other necessities, the city people are living in desperation during the cold months of the Russian winter. Lev, a Jewish adolescent, too young for the army and without his parents, finds himself struggling to survive in Leningrad. When he is caught looting a dead German officer he is arrested and thrown in a cell, to be executed by the next day. With him is a fellow Russian, Kolya, who has been arrested under the premise of deserting his rank. However the pair is given another shot at freedom if they can complete a task that seems far from achievable. They must procure a dozen eggs within a week for a powerful colonel to use in his daughter's wedding cake. Their outlook is bleak as they set forth to find eggs in a city that hasn't seen food for months.
  Starting within Leningrad’s borders the two begin to look for the kitchen staple that will save their lives. They soon begin to discover the horrible measures people have come to survive; children eating the pages of books, hunger-crazed citizens turning to cannibalism. It seems no one can assist them with their plight. The two move outwards hoping to find better luck in the country side of Russia. The Germans have seized this area making travel difficult and dangerous. Most farms and towns have been raided and taken over. Lev and Kolya aren’t well enough prepared for the cold and find themselves starving. They happen across a group of rebellious partisans, mostly compiled of farmers- with the exception of Vika. She is an expert marksman, and a girl posing as a man so she can fight.
  Lev and Kolya find themselves working with the partisans to help destroy important German units. One night they are found by an infantry of German soldiers and during the scuffle all of the partisans are killed but Lev, Kolya and Vika. They are pulled in as prisoners to the Germans, to work in the steel factories. Lev discovers he has feelings for Vika. Lev and Kolya have two days to retrieve the eggs they had long forgotten about. With some luck Kolya convinces the German General into a chess match with Lev. If Lev wins the three will be granted their freedom from the Germans and twelve eggs, if he loses the three will be killed. Lev wins out and he and Kolya run back to Leningrad, parting ways with Vika to Lev’s dismay. Tragically upon their entering the city Kolya is killed accidentally by a Russian soldier. Lev receives his liberty alone and lives in Leningrad till the end of the siege. Eventually he is reunited with Vika.

Sophie N edited the summary of City of Thieves Tuesday, January 5, 2010.

• During WWII, the city of Leningrad, Russia is being held under siege by Germans. Choked off from all supplies of food and other necessities, the city people are living in desperation during the cold months of the Russian winter. Lev, a Jewish adolescent, too young for the army and without his parents, finds himself struggling to survive in Leningrad. When he is caught looting a dead German officer he is arrested and thrown in a cell, to be executed by the next day. With him is a fellow Russian, Kolya, who has been arrested under the premise of deserting his rank. However the pair is given another shot at freedom if they can complete a task that seems far from achievable. They must procure a dozen eggs within a week for a powerful colonel to use in his daughter's wedding cake. Their outlook is bleak as they set forth to find eggs in a city that hasn't seen food for months.
  Starting within Leningrad’s borders the two begin to look for the kitchen staple that will save their lives. They soon begin to discover the horrible measures people have come to survive; children eating the pages of books, hunger-crazed citizens turning to cannibalism. It seems no one can assist them with their plight. The two move outwards hoping to find better luck in the country side of Russia. The Germans have seized this area making travel difficult and dangerous. Most farms and towns have been raided and taken over. Lev and Kolya aren’t well enough prepared for the cold and find themselves starving. They happen across a group of rebellious partisans, mostly compiled of farmers- with the exception of Vika. She is an expert marksman, and a girl posing as a man so she can fight.
  Lev and Kolya find themselves working with the partisans to help destroy important German units. One night they are found by an infantry of German soldiers and during the scuffle all of the partisans are killed but Lev, Kolya and Vika. They are pulled in as prisoners to the Germans, to work in the steel factories. Lev discovers he has feelings for Vika. Lev and Kolya have two days to retrieve the eggs they had long forgotten about. With some luck Kolya convinces the German General into a chess match with Lev. If Lev wins the three will be granted their freedom from the Germans and twelve eggs, if he loses the three will be killed. Lev wins out and he and Kolya run back to Leningrad, parting ways with Vika to Lev’s dismay. Tragically upon their entering the city Kolya is killed accidentally by a Russian soldier. Lev receives his liberty alone and lives in Leningrad till the end of the siege. Eventually he is reunited with Vika.