Svetlana Alexievich

April 25, 2005 12:42 AM

Svetlana Alexievich is a Russian writer-cum-journalist who 'constructs her narratives out of "live voices"', and finds her subject matter in Big Events lived by ordinary people. Extracts from her book on Chernobyl appear here.
posted by TimothyMason (5 comments total)

eFilter: Amazon entry for her book, Voices From Chernobyl
posted by Plinko at 12:55 AM on April 25, 2005

From an interview with Alekseevich :
Now, a few words about the war in Chechnya. Only once this war began did people realize that today's soldier bears little relation to the soldier of 1945. We do not even suspect what a militaristic nation we are. We have never lived without a war — either we were at war or preparing for one. That is why it is really difficult to take away from society this "favorite" toy. You will at once become a perjurer who is detested by all.

Perhaps some relevance to this and this.
posted by TimothyMason at 3:31 AM on April 25, 2005

a much longer excerpt here.
amazing stuff
posted by jmccw at 3:53 AM on April 25, 2005

I'm fairly pleased with the sudden explosion of the word "cum" on the front page.
posted by borkingchikapa at 7:16 AM on April 25, 2005

You have a perilously low explosion threshold. Please call in to see your nearest threshold adjustment specialist.
posted by TimothyMason at 7:29 AM on April 25, 2005