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Zinky Boys
by Svetlana Alexievich
Soviet soldiers and mothers on the Afghan war, named for the zinc coffins. Published to fury; banned and sued; true.
Read it if…
you want a war's aftermath in voices.
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Skip it if…
you want strategy.
Try instead: Last Witnesses →
Three things you will actually use
- Wars come home in boxes.
- Truth is attacked.
- Mothers remember.
Do this first
Read the mothers' testimonies.
Our verdict
Alexievich's Afghanistan.
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