Black Square - Sophie Pinkham

Black Square

Adventures in Post-Soviet Ukraine

(Autor)

Buch | Hardcover
304 Seiten
2016
WW Norton & Co (Verlag)
978-0-393-24797-8 (ISBN)
27,45 inkl. MwSt
A distinctive writer’s fascinating journey into the heart of a troubled region, tracing the origins of the war that is now tearing Europe apart.
Each time Ukraine has rebuilt itself over the last century, it has been plagued by the same conflicts: corruption, poverty, and, most of all, Russian aggression. Sophie Pinkham saw all this and more during ten years in Ukraine and Russia, a period that included the Maidan revolution of 2013–14, Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and the ensuing war in Donbass.

With a keen eye for the dark absurdities of post-Soviet society, Pinkham presents a dynamic account of contemporary Ukrainian life. She meets—among others—a charismatic doctor helping to smooth the transition to democracy even as he struggles with drug dependence; a band of Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian hippies in a Crimean idyll; and a Jewish clarinetist agitating for Ukrainian liberation. These fascinating personalities, rendered in a bold, original style, deliver an indelible impression of a country on the brink.

Black Square is necessary reading for anyone who wishes to learn the roots of the current Russo-Ukrainian war and the stories of the people who live it every day.

Sophie Pinkham’s writing on Russia and Ukraine has appeared in The New Yorker, the New York Times, n+1, the London Review of Books, and Foreign Affairs, among other publications. She lives in New York.

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 2 maps
Verlagsort New York
Sprache englisch
Maße 168 x 244 mm
Gewicht 477 g
Themenwelt Reisen Reiseberichte Europa
Reisen Reiseführer Europa
Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Zeitgeschichte
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10 0-393-24797-X / 039324797X
ISBN-13 978-0-393-24797-8 / 9780393247978
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