Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from the Afghanistan War | 
pickSvetlana Alexievich's “Zinky Boys“ offers a firsthand perspective on the experiences of Soviet veterans from the war of the 1980s. The English translation effectively conveys these accounts, providing American audiences with valuable insights into the Soviet experience during the conflict.
#IndelibleMoments Day 29: #Survival is definitely a theme in Alexievich‘s journalistic documentaries told in such a distinctive singular manner. Recent book haul. Looking forward to reading this one. Bought all her books that are available here in the UAE.
Reading Envy Podcast Episode 244: 2nd Quarter - Russian Non-Fiction
Lauren W. will be co-hosting this non-fiction quarter of Reading Envy Russia. We share books we have already read and freely recommend, and also chat about the piles and shelves of books we are considering. The book covers pictured are only a small slice!
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https://tinyurl.com/ReadingEnvy244
We're all suffering from a wasting disease you know...here, back home , its a mismatch between our feelings and our ability to express them in what we say and do.
pickI love Svetlana Alexievich's work. Always insightful and humbling. This really blew me away.
I've been discussing The Kite Runner with my students, and how Amir and Baba fled Afghanistan after the Soviet invasion. This seems like an appropriate read now, to remember that war destroys invaders and invaded both, if in different ways and with different levels of culpability and responsibility. #thepriceofwar
I got my third Svetlana Alexievich book. I want to read everything she has ever written.
What we had in common was that we were trained to kill, and kill we did. We are all individuals but we've been made into sheep, first here at home and then over there.
we don't need anything. Just listen to us and try to understand. Society is good at doing things, 'giving' medical help, pensions, flats. But all this so-called giving has been paid for in very expensive currency. Our blood. We come to you, now, to make our confession. We want to confess, and don't forget the secrecy of the confessional.
Well, I admit it. I had the greatest respect for the Afghan people, even while I was shooting and killing them. I still do. You could even say I love them. I like their songs and prayers, as peaceful and timeless as their mountains.
pickUne auteur à découvrir pour comprendre la Russie d'aujourd'hui. Un must absolu
