In December 1979, the Soviet army invaded Afghanistan and began the ten-year, complicated but cruel war in Afghanistan. A generation of Soviet youths, most of them in their early twenties, were drafted into the army under the banner of "Help our Afghan brothers". The war in Afghanistan ended in 1989, but the memory of the war is a complicated quagmire, and these young people of this generation may remain in it for their entire lives. In the form of oral history, this book records the bloody and tearful memories of Soviet officers, soldiers, and their relatives, friends, and children during the Afghan War. After decades of traveling across the vast land of the former Soviet Union, Alexievich personally interviewed thousands of people who experienced the events on the front lines, reviewed documents and materials from all parties, and painstakingly compiled the oral history series of the Soviet Union - this is an epic of ordinary people's lives.
Reader comments
My heart can't be calm for a long time... War, war, war, the most terrible thing in the world...
Only those who have experienced war can understand the meaning of war.
In the form of a true oral history, this book shows the cruelty of war and its profound impact on people. The author's writing style is simple and unpretentious, but full of power, making readers feel like they are in that war-torn era. The writing is vivid and delicate and can resonate with readers. It is a work worth reading.
I haven't finished reading yet... I keep crying, maybe I just love crying... I'm just sad that so many good people have been turned into beasts and turned into secrets wrapped in zinc and iron...
Some Soviet soldiers originally had ideals, but after returning 10 years ago they were equally disheartened.
Multi-dimensional statements and the feelings of ordinary people make people understand what deception is and what ants are. War is a tool of rulers and a hell for ordinary people.
My heart can't be calm for a long time... War, war, war, the most terrible thing in the world...
Only those who have experienced war can understand the meaning of war.
In the form of a true oral history, this book shows the cruelty of war and its profound impact on people. The author's writing style is simple and unpretentious, but full of power, making readers feel like they are in that war-torn era. The writing is vivid and delicate and can resonate with readers. It is a work worth reading.
I haven't finished reading yet... I keep crying, maybe I just love crying... I'm just sad that so many good people have been turned into beasts and turned into secrets wrapped in zinc and iron...
Some Soviet soldiers originally had ideals, but after returning 10 years ago they were equally disheartened.
Multi-dimensional statements and the feelings of ordinary people make people understand what deception is and what ants are. War is a tool of rulers and a hell for ordinary people.