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Borovik, foreign editor of the Soviet weekly Ogonyok , spent a month with Soviet troops in Afghanistan near the end of the 1979-1988 war. His subjective, impressionistic account is of interest mainly for its startling echoes of the American experience in Vietnam: The Soviet soldiers' awed respect for the elusive enemy, their disgust over the waste of lives, their resentment of the harassment accorded returning veterans by an antiwar populace. And like our GIs in Vietnam, these men found solace in rock music, odd garb and drugs. The pathology of the Vietnam war is mirrored also with stories of Soviet atrocities: rape, murder and a My Lai-like massacre of civilians. Borovik summarizes the prevalent theories as to why the Soviets intervened in '79. The most interesting: Moscow's fear that the U.S., expelled from Iran, would attempt to turn Afghanistan into an anti-Soviet outpost. Although in its raw candor the book stands as a manifestation of glasnost , the writing is uneven, often jarring: "Oh, how harsh is my fate!" cries one veteran. Photos. Author tour.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.


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A maverick young Russian journalist, Borovik covered the Soviet military involvement in Afghanistan from early 1980 through the final phase of withdrawal in February 1989. Currently foreign editor of Ogonyok , the USSR's leading weekly news magazine and a staunch supporter of glasnost, he offers in this work an introductory essay which speculates on the scenario for the Soviet Union's entry into Afghanistan in late December 1979, followed by two gripping accounts of Russian soldiers under fire--one in the spring of 1987 ("Meet Me at the Three Cranes") and one dur ing the withdrawal ("The Hidden War"). While this is a subjective account of what Borovik labels "a nine- year-long tragedy," The Hidden War catches the human drama in what was clearly the Soviet Union's Vietnam. The book will appeal to a general audience as a fresh reminder of the universally grim reality of war.
- James Rhodes, Luther Coll., Decorah, Ia.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --Ce texte provient d'une édition qui n'est plus publiée ou qui est non diponible.
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Very easy to read, and strikingly similiar to Vietnam War, Oct. 2 2002
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Very interesting book, it was amazing how similiar the experience sounded to America in Vietnam.
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4.0étoiles sur 5 Walk With Soviet Troops in Afganistan, Aoû 28 2002
Par Matthew Jankowski (Mendota Heights, MN United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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Colonel Zakharov, Sergeant Dzhabarov, and Defector Peresleni walk with author Artyom Borovik through war-torn Afghanistan. As they travel, the soldiers shoot the breeze and reveal innermost thoughts and feelings with the adept author.

'The Hidden War' humanizes many Soviet soldiers, while others are vilified for greed and murderous actions. Always the soldiers come across as real people.

Some Soviet Army defectors, Peresleni for example, eventually wound up in America. In Borovik's eyes the defectors are neither happy nor unhappy. They find themselves in a new land dealing with the challenges of a new place and poignant homesickness.

The book's many anecdotes offer unique insights into current events. For example, Pereslini's main reason for defecting was not idealism, confusion, or hatred, but that his fellow soldiers, many of whom happened to be Kazakh, would regularly beat him up. They beat him up for being a Muscovite.

Borovik also meets with Sayed Ahmad Gailani in London. His account of the meeting left me with much to think about the interactions western leaders have with those in the middle-east.

As the former Soviet Union's offspring make their voices heard, the 'Hidden War' offers a starkly different view of the Soviet soldier than I've previously come across. But then, I was a little young in th 80s to appreciate informed news coverage. Time to catch up.

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3.0étoiles sur 5 Another example of proSoviet propaganda, Juil 13 2002
Par Vlad (russianwriter.net) - Voir tous mes commentaires
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A must read book for people,who wish to understand history of Soviet war in Afganistan.This book will give you the best example of how Soviet Union used journalists in propaganda war during the occupation of Afghanistan.Artyom Borovik does it well.
Well written,but untruthfull.I happen to meet Artyom in Afghanistan in 1985, and in Moscow in 1989.After reading this book,I understood how much pressure he had from being a son of general editor of the largest proSoviet magazin during "communist" era.
Sorry Artyom,but you didn,t have to do it!
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5.0étoiles sur 5 Russia's "Vietnam"
To the Soviet leadership that invaded Afghanistan in 1979, the Afghani resisters were "imperialist bandits," but the knowing grunts on the ground dubbed their elusive enemy dukhi... Read more
Publié le Jui 7 2002

3.0étoiles sur 5 Good, but thin...
First: I am a big fan of Military History. I love first-hand accounts, books that relive strategies/tactics/lives.

This book was good, but it was missing something... Read more

Publié le Fév 19 2002 par uffda_bill

4.0étoiles sur 5 Before and After Shots of War Journalism
Borovik died before getting the chance to re-edit the book, so what you'll get is a striking juxtaposition of stances toward the Russian-Afghan war. Read more
Publié le Fév 6 2002 par John Dolan

4.0étoiles sur 5 War in a wretched place
A few years after the U.S. extricated itself from its Vietnam quagmire, the Soviet Union embraced its own foreign entanglement with the invasion of Afghanistan. Read more
Publié le Janv. 31 2002 par Joseph Haschka

5.0étoiles sur 5 A powerful denouncement of war
Borovik's book is an extremely powerful denouncement of war - the meaningless act that destroys human lives and forever scars the souls of those who survive it. Read more
Publié le Janv. 29 2002

5.0étoiles sur 5 Not for kids
When I was in Soviet Army our officers did not allow us to read the articles from this book in magazines. It was illegal. Read more
Publié le Janv. 22 2002 par Vitaly

3.0étoiles sur 5 Barracks Stories
Is what this book's main feature is. That, and interviews with three Soviet deserters. Most of the highlights (soldier killed 3 times, cheating wives, going back home) are the... Read more
Publié le Janv. 22 2002 par J. Vidal

2.0étoiles sur 5 A Journalist's Account
I am an avid reader of military history and have a particular interest in the Soviet Army. I must say that I was very disappointed with Artyom Borovik's book. Read more
Publié le Déc 31 2001 par Mark A. Galindo

2.0étoiles sur 5 A Really Hidden War
This is the first I've read of Mr. Borovik and I hope he's a better journalist than book writer. I was anticipating some insight into the war but was instead given endless... Read more
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