The Story of Nadia, a Russian Bookworm

As the family moved around, chasing jobs, nadia became a lonely bookworm. She was first brought out of her growing shell in the summer of 18 80 when she came into contact with an energetic and idealistic young teacher. The 11-year-old latched on to this teacher and was allowed to hang out and sit in on classes that were above her level. And it was this teacher who first introduced nadia to the poet nikolay nakrosov,. An enormously influential and beloved russian writer who had died just a few years earlier. Nkrosov did for nadia what ternseski had done for lenin. It was a passion stirring moment