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War from the Rear

A Ukrainian aid volunteer's story

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Translated by Yulia Lyubka, Kate Tsurkan ...

Series series Ukrainian Studies
A gripping, unexpectedly humorous, and deeply human portrait of life in Ukraine reshaped by war. In this powerful collection of essays, writer Andriy Lyubka—thrust into the role of an unlikely volunteer—offers a firsthand account of delivering aid to the front lines.With raw honesty and surprising wit, Lyubka captures both the absurdity and the heartbreak of war. He reflects on time lost, the ... Read more

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A gripping, unexpectedly humorous, and deeply human portrait of life in Ukraine reshaped by war. In this powerful collection of essays, writer Andriy Lyubka—thrust into the role of an unlikely volunteer—offers a firsthand account of delivering aid to the front lines.With raw honesty and surprising wit, Lyubka captures both the absurdity and the heartbreak of war. He reflects on time lost, the
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Secondhand Time

The Last of the Soviets

by Svetlana Alexievich ...

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A symphonic oral history about the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new Russia, from Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature**NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY • LOS ANGELES TIMESBOOK PRIZE WINNEROne of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century • A Kirkus ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A symphonic oral history about the disintegration of the Soviet Union and the emergence of a new Russia, from Svetlana Alexievich, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature**NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST AND PUBLISHERS WEEKLY • LOS ANGELES TIMESBOOK PRIZE WINNEROne of the New York Times’s 100 Best Books of the 21st Century • A Kirkus
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The Wizard of the Kremlin

A Novel

by Giuliano da Empoli ...

Translated by Willard Wood ...

**A Best Book of the Year by Financial Times and BloombergFilled with real political insight and intrigue, this thrilling novel explores the nature of power through the inner workings of Putin’s regime.**Known as the “Wizard of the Kremlin,” the enigmatic Vadim Baranov was a TV producer before becoming a political advisor to Putin, aka “The Czar.” After his resignation from this position, legends ... Read more

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**A Best Book of the Year by Financial Times and BloombergFilled with real political insight and intrigue, this thrilling novel explores the nature of power through the inner workings of Putin’s regime.**Known as the “Wizard of the Kremlin,” the enigmatic Vadim Baranov was a TV producer before becoming a political advisor to Putin, aka “The Czar.” After his resignation from this position, legends
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Nothing Is True and Everything Is Possible

The Surreal Heart of the New Russia

by Peter Pomerantsev ...

A journey into the glittering, surreal heart of twenty-first-century Russia, where even dictatorship is a reality show.**“A gripping and unsettling account.” —**Washington PostProfessional killers with the souls of artists, would-be theater directors turned Kremlin puppet masters, Hells Angels who hallucinate themselves as holy warriors: welcome to twenty-first-century Russia. It is a world ... Read more

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A journey into the glittering, surreal heart of twenty-first-century Russia, where even dictatorship is a reality show.**“A gripping and unsettling account.” —**Washington PostProfessional killers with the souls of artists, would-be theater directors turned Kremlin puppet masters, Hells Angels who hallucinate themselves as holy warriors: welcome to twenty-first-century Russia. It is a world
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Russians

The People behind the Power

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From former NPR Moscow correspondent Gregory Feifer comes an incisive portrait that draws on vivid personal stories to portray the forces that have shaped the Russian character for centuries-and continue to do so today.Russians explores the seeming paradoxes of life in Russia by unraveling the nature of its people: what is it in their history, their desires, and their conception of themselves that ... Read more

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From former NPR Moscow correspondent Gregory Feifer comes an incisive portrait that draws on vivid personal stories to portray the forces that have shaped the Russian character for centuries-and continue to do so today.Russians explores the seeming paradoxes of life in Russia by unraveling the nature of its people: what is it in their history, their desires, and their conception of themselves that
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Looking at Women Looking at War

A War and Justice Diary

by Victoria Amelina, Margaret Atwood ...

WINNER, THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITINGSHORT LIST, THE 2025 MOORE PRIZE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WRITINGWITH A FOREWORD BY MARGARET ATWOODA NATIONAL BESTSELLERNPR BOOKS WE LOVE, 2025"Remarkable...powerful, eloquently testifying to the horrific consequences of this conflict." —New York Times Book Review"Unsparing and impossible-to-forget... its shape and urgency dictated by war and... ... Read more

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WINNER, THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITINGSHORT LIST, THE 2025 MOORE PRIZE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS WRITINGWITH A FOREWORD BY MARGARET ATWOODA NATIONAL BESTSELLERNPR BOOKS WE LOVE, 2025"Remarkable...powerful, eloquently testifying to the horrific consequences of this conflict." —New York Times Book Review"Unsparing and impossible-to-forget... its shape and urgency dictated by war and...
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Our Enemies Will Vanish

The Russian Invasion and Ukraine's War of Independence

by Yaroslav Trofimov ...

**Named a Best Book of the Year by The Economist • Winner of the Peterson Literary Prize“Our Enemies Will Vanish achieves the highest level of war reporting: a tough, detailed account that nevertheless reads like a great novel. One is reminded of Michael Herr's Dispatches . . . Frankly, it's what we have all aspired to. I did not really understand Ukraine until I read Trofimov's account.” ... Read more

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**Named a Best Book of the Year by The Economist • Winner of the Peterson Literary Prize“Our Enemies Will Vanish achieves the highest level of war reporting: a tough, detailed account that nevertheless reads like a great novel. One is reminded of Michael Herr's Dispatches . . . Frankly, it's what we have all aspired to. I did not really understand Ukraine until I read Trofimov's account.”
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Between Two Fires

Truth, Ambition, and Compromise in Putin's Russia

by Joshua Yaffa ...

WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE • NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • “Unforgettable . . . a book about Putin’s Russia that is unlike any other.”—Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain**From a Moscow correspondent for The New Yorker, a groundbreaking portrait of modern Russia and the inner struggles of the people who sustain Vladimir Putin’s ruleONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—NPR, Kirkus ... Read more

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WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE • NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS’ CHOICE • “Unforgettable . . . a book about Putin’s Russia that is unlike any other.”—Patrick Radden Keefe, author of Empire of Pain**From a Moscow correspondent for The New Yorker, a groundbreaking portrait of modern Russia and the inner struggles of the people who sustain Vladimir Putin’s ruleONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR—NPR, Kirkus
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The Language of War

by Oleksandr Mykhed ...

A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEARWhen everyday life becomes a state of emergency, how can yesterday’s words suffice?‘We were so happy and didn’t know it…’A thirty-three-year-old writer lives in a quiet European suburb with his wife and his dog. His parents have bought an apartment nearby. On weekends they go out for brunch, cook and see friends. Life is good; it is normal. Then the invaders come.The ... Read more

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A TELEGRAPH BOOK OF THE YEARWhen everyday life becomes a state of emergency, how can yesterday’s words suffice?‘We were so happy and didn’t know it…’A thirty-three-year-old writer lives in a quiet European suburb with his wife and his dog. His parents have bought an apartment nearby. On weekends they go out for brunch, cook and see friends. Life is good; it is normal. Then the invaders come.The
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The War Came To Us

Life and Death in Ukraine

by Christopher Miller ...

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A WATERSTONES AND IRISH TIMESBOOK OF THE YEARA breathtaking history of Ukraine's war against Russia, by The Financial Times' Ukraine correspondent Christopher Miller'Vivid… Shocking… [Miller] brings a seasoned, personal perspective to his account of both the 16-month conflict and its wider roots.'Daily Telegraph'A beautiful blend of memoir, reportage and history...superb.'Irish Times<...
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A Small, Stubborn Town

Life, death and defiance in Ukraine – As heard on BBC Radio 4

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A Telegraph Book of the Year, soon to be a BBC Radio 4 dramatisation.'Extraordinary.' Philippe Sands'We are touched by the courage and dignity of Andrew Harding's characters - qualities that the author must surely possess in equal measure.' - Andrey Kurkov'A story of extraordinary heroism by ordinary people. - James Meek'This gripping account is the Russian ...
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Midnight in Siberia

A Train Journey into the Heart of Russia

by David Greene ...

Travels with NPR host David Greene along the Trans-Siberian Railroad capture an overlooked, idiosyncratic Russia in the age of Putin.Far away from the trendy cafés, designer boutiques, and political protests and crackdowns in Moscow, the real Russia exists.Midnight in Siberia chronicles David Greene’s journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway, a 6,000-mile cross-country trip from Moscow to the Pacific ... Read more

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Travels with NPR host David Greene along the Trans-Siberian Railroad capture an overlooked, idiosyncratic Russia in the age of Putin.Far away from the trendy cafés, designer boutiques, and political protests and crackdowns in Moscow, the real Russia exists.Midnight in Siberia chronicles David Greene’s journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway, a 6,000-mile cross-country trip from Moscow to the Pacific
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