Ukrainian portraits : diaries from the border / Marina Sonkina.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sonkina, Marina, 1952- author.

Series:

Essential prose series ; 214.

Essential prose series ; 214

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sonkina, Marina, 1952---Travel--Ukraine.

Sonkina, Marina.

Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022--Refugees.

Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022.

Russian Invasion of Ukraine, 2022--Personal narratives.

Ukraine--Social conditions--21st century.

Ukraine.

Women, Ukrainian--Social conditions--20th century.

Women, Ukrainian.

Ukrainians--Social conditions--20th century.

Ukrainians.

Social conditions.

Travel.

Ukrainians--Social conditions.

Genre:

Creative nonfiction

History

Personal narratives

Personal narratives.

Creative nonfiction.

Physical Description:

121 pages ; 21 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Toronto : Guernica editions, 2023.

Summary:

"Putin's destruction of Ukraine left me with dismay and utter helplessness. The world order as we knew it, after WWII, was unraveling in Europe in front of my eyes, and I could do nothing about it. Evil always shouts loud; goodness is quiet. But when I came as a volunteer to a transition refugees centre at the Polish-Ukrainian border, I saw an outpour of good will on an unprecedented scale. This book is a celebration of magnanimity that lives in the heart of each of us and comes forth when called upon. It is also a homage to the millions of destitute Ukrainian women, faced with the daunting task of rebuilding their lives and the lives of their children with patient courage, moral grace, and faith in the ultimate victory of goodness over evil."-- Provided by publisher.

Other Format:

Online version: Sonkina, Marina, 1952- Ukrainian portraits.

ISBN:

9781771838542

177183854X

OCLC:

1372571170

Publisher Number:

99995912600