After Russia attacked Ukraine from the north, east, and south in February 2022, many Ukrainians had to put their lives on hold to protect the very possibility of living in their homes. While telling wartime stories of people of different backgrounds, this book also delves into the wider historical, political, and cultural context of life in Ukraine.
How did two friends save hundreds of civilians, and how did one restaurant manage to feed a besieged city? What is it like to live under Russian occupation? What does a former businessman feel as he evacuates the bodies of fallen soldiers, day after day? Why do some people choose to live amid the rubble of their homes? And what is it like to fight continuously for ten years? Each of these 20 stories reveals an important theme of life during the full-scale war, with all its difficulties, hesitations, and inner conflicts, when reality sometimes surpasses fiction.
Orysia Hrudka
Orysia Hrudka is a freelance author, journalist, book reviewer, and cultural studies researcher based in Ukraine. Since 24 February 2022, she has been writing for Euromaidan Press, focusing mainly on the war, Ukrainian politics, and culture.
Bohdan Ben
Bohdan Benis a freelance author, journalist, and philosophy researcher based in Ukraine. He has been writing for Euromaidan Press since 2018, covering Ukrainian culture, history, political reforms, and the war.
Myroslav Marynovych
Myroslaw Marynowytsch, 1949 im ukrainischen Dorf Komarovychi nahe Lwiw geboren, ist ukrainischer Menschenrechtsaktivist, Mitbegründer der ukrainischen Helsinki-Gruppe, politischer Gefangener, später Präsident und jetzt Ehrenpräsident der ukrainischen Vereinigung von Amnesty International und Ehrenpräsident des ukrainischen PEN-Zentrums sowie Träger des Ordens der Freiheit der Ukraine und zahlreicher anderer Ehrungen. Er arbeitet als Publizist sowie Religionswissenschaftler und Vizerektor der Ukrainischen Katholischen Universität in Lwiw.
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| Foreword by | Myroslav Marynovych |
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| Number of Pages | 276 |
| Language | English |
| E-book format | PDF |
| Type | E-Book |
| e-book DRM | Digital Rights Management - Watermark |
| Publication date | 07.11.2024 |
| ISBN | 978-3-8382-7958-9 |
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This book tells stories of ordinary Ukrainians who became heroes fighting on the frontline and aiding the rear of defense, in service of their country against Russia’s aggression. Anyone who wants to know the reality of war should read this book.
— Winfried Schneider-Deters, Director of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation’s Kyiv Office in 1996–2000
This book unfolds the daily sacrifices Ukrainian soldiers and volunteers make, in their own words.
— Michael Bociurkiw, Senior Fellow Atlantic Council, global affairs analyst (CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera).
Dark Days, Determined People reveals the profound depth and extent to which Ukraine and its survival matter.
— Bohdan Kordan, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan.
Dark Days, Determined People is a display of bravery. The book flourishes with courage, not only from Ukraine’s soldiers and volunteers but also from reporters like Hrudka and Ben, who dare to venture into war-torn cities like Irpin, Chernihiv, and other Ukrainian regions to deliver realistic, honest, and prolific reportage. In this formative book, Orysia Hrudka and Bohdan Ben transform not only reporting from Ukraine but also the quality—and importance—of nonfiction writing during this critical time in Ukraine’s history and existence.
— Nicole Yurcaba, Southern New Hampshire University; World Literature Today.
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