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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 Small, Stubborn Town
The Russians are invading. But the locals have a plan.
The Russians are invading. But the locals have a plan.
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It's March 2022 and Russian tanks are roaring across the vast, snow-dusted fields of Ukraine. Their destination: Voznesensk, a town with a small bridge that could change the course of the war.
The heavily-armed Russians are expecting an easy fight - or no fight at all. After all, Voznesensk is a quiet farming town, full of pensioners. But the locals appear to have other ideas.
Svetlana, a grandmother with arthritis, reacts in fury when Russian troops turn her cottage into their blood-soaked headquarters. Valentin, a quick-talking lawyer, joins the town's 'Dads Army' defenders, crouching in a trench with an AK47. Meanwhile, 21-year-old Sergei grabs a Molotov cocktail and lies in wait for Russian tanks as they push towards Dead Water Bridge.
The odds are terrible. But a plan is emerging, and there's a chance it could save not just Voznesensk, but the rest of southern Ukraine. Meanwhile, inside the tanks, an inner battle rages. As Russian officer Igor Rudenko prepares to invade, he has a secret. He is Ukrainian himself.
A gripping work of reportage that tells the story of a pivotal moment in Ukraine's war, A Small, Stubborn Town is a real-life thriller about ordinary people facing extraordinary circumstances with resilience, humour and ingenuity.
[Andrew Harding is] one of our most gifted and sensitive journalists - Jon Snow
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781804183366
Publisher: Bonnier Books Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 06 July 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bonnier Books Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 12.0mm
Width: 135.0mm
Height: 216.0mm
Weight: 164g
Pages: 160
About the Author
Andrew Harding is a British journalist and author of two internationally acclaimed non-fiction books, The Mayor of Mogadishu, and These Are Not Gentle People, which won South Africa's top literary prize. Andrew has been a foreign correspondent for BBC News for three decades, reporting from the former Soviet Union, Asia and Africa. He has covered many of the world's conflicts, including the war in Ukraine, and has won numerous awards, including an Emmy.
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