800 Days on the Eastern Front: A Russian Soldier Remembers World War II Nikolai Litvin, ed Stuart Britton
The author and soldier, Litvin, wrote his memoirs in the early 60s but kept them hidden, because such manuscripts were forbidden during communist rule. He was a parachutist who never made a parachute drop and fought mostly as an artilleryman (mortar and anti-tank) and truck driver.
I'll give a recommendation on it after I have read more, as I am only in the first chapter. So far readability is good and the editor, Britton, adds much explanatory information, such as defining Russian words, customs and military slang. The author is still living in Russia at the time of publication and the editor talked to him via email and phone, with an interpreter available. Looks like he makes good use of maps and although the maps are mostly crude, but they are better than nothing.
Amazon.com: 800 Days on the Eastern Front: A Russian Soldier Remembers World War II (Modern War Studies): Books: Nikolai Litvin,Stuart Britton