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Shreds of War: Fates from the Donbas Frontline 2014-2019

With a Foreword by Olexy Haran
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Shreds of War: Fates from the Donbas Frontline 2014-2019 offers a compelling tableau of the human stories behind the conflict in Eastern Ukraine. Drawing on firsthand interviews with soldiers, volunteers, priests, journalists, and even captured military personnel, authors Oleksandr Kachura and Ildikó Eperjesi reveal both tragic losses and moments of courage amidst the devastation. This eyewitness account captures the impact of war on ordinary lives across the Donbas region from 2014 to 2019.
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The book provides a tableau of the emblematic figures of the war in the Donbas. It not only presents tragedies, but also human moments and noble deeds.

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In Eastern Ukraine, unfathomable human dramas have unfolded since 2014. Thousands died in the fighting. The homes of tens of thousands were destroyed. Many were captured and tortured, millions ousted from their homes. The lives of many were broken. Volunteers started to collect food, clothes and even weapons for the frontline. Charity organizations transferred donations to the Donets' Basin (Donbas). Priests became chaplains for soldiers. Journalists and photographers flooded into the war-zone and sometimes became involved in the events.

A Hungarian and Ukrainian journalist, Eperjesi and Kachura had the opportunity to meet and talk to many of these characters. The book provides a tableau of the emblematic figures of the war in the Donbas. It not only presents tragedies, but also human moments and noble deeds. The two journalists show how the lives of ordinary people have changed as a result of the horrors of war. They also spoke to pro-Russian militiamen and even with a Russian military officer captured in Ukraine. Shreds of War is one of the few authentic books with on-the-spot coverage, interviews, and dramatic photos documenting the war in Eastern Ukraine.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783838216805

Publisher: ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 August 2022

Country: Germany

Imprint: ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon

Edition: New edition

Contributors:

  • Series edited by Andreas Umland
  • Foreword by Olexiy Haran

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 460g

Pages: 352

About the Author

Ildi Eperjesi studied Hungarian, English, American Studies, Russian and Applied Linguistics at the universities of Budapest, Miskolc and Pécs. Since 2003, she has been a producer at the foreign desk of ATV in Budapest. Her articles have appeared in, among others, 168 Óra, Hirszerző, and Hetek. Oleksandr Kachura studied History and Ukrainian at Donets’k National University. A member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, he has been working as a war correspondent in Kramatorsk since 2014. His reports have appeared in, among others, Vostochnyi farvater, Novosti Donbasa, Piotr i Mazepa, and ICTV.

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