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Hidden War: A Russian Journalist's Account of the Soviet War in Afghanistan by Artyom Borovik
franklinroberts12's review
dark
emotional
informative
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence and War
Moderate: Sexual violence
allynfolksjr's review
4.0
Borovik's book is one of the very few primary sources of the Soviet-Afghan written in English, and is invaluable in shedding additional light onto the USSR's VIetnam-ish quagmire. The advent of Glasnost made this work possible, and is written focusing on the mid-1980s and beyond. The author weaves together interviews of soldiers with his own experiences to put yourself among those charged with fighting in a foreign land for an indeterminate goal.
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