The Endless Steppe

Winter in Siberia is about as cold as it gets. The small Siberian settlement of Oymyakon is officially the coldest permanently inhabited place on earth, with average temperatures in the winter...

It is important to identify the key role that Esther plays in this excellent novel. In fact, the text so centres on her and her development and maturity in the face of the massive difficulties that...

Esther was 10 years old in 1942. She and her parents and grandparents lived in Poland. They had a pretty comfortable life. Then one morning Esther awoke to discover that her family was being taken...

Esther Rudomin, the main character in The Endless Steppe, is faced with a challenge that would terrify most young children. Esther grew up in a picturesque town in Poland with a large, affluent...

That’s an interesting debate question. The overarching concept of war in general is very controversial. Is it actually beneficial? That’s a tough question to answer. However, with the question at...

Esther Rudomin and her family live in the town of Vilna, or Vilnius, which was then in Poland but is now the capital city of Lithuania. As Esther tells us, the city was built along the banks of the...

In The Endless Steppe, the author recounts her experiences during World War Two. The author was just ten years old when she was taken from her home in Poland in 1941. She and her family were taken...

The Soviets take Esther and her family from their house in a town called Vilna in Poland to a forced labour camp in Siberia. Though it is only October when they arrive, it is already snowing and...

Assuming that as we answer this question we know as little as Esther did about where they would be going, I would say that the black oxfords that she wore and the socks she took would be especially...

Esther and her family are ripped by the Soviets from a comfortable life in Vilna, Poland, when Esther is ten. They are crowded into cattle cars. Esther is shocked when they arrive at the small town...