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The angel of Grozny : inside Chechnya / Åsne Seierstad ; translated by Nadia Christensen.
- Title
- The angel of Grozny : inside Chechnya / Åsne Seierstad ; translated by Nadia Christensen.
- Author
- Seierstad, Åsne, 1970-
- Publication
- London : Virago, 2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | DK511.C37 S4513 2008 | Off-site |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Christensen, Nadia.
- Description
- 340 p.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- In the early hours of New Year's Eve 1994, Russian troops invaded the Republic of Chechnya, plunging the country into a prolonged and bloody conflict that continues to this day. Asne Seierstad was a foreign correspondent in Moscow at the time, and travelled regularly to Chechnya to report on the war, describing its effects on those trying to live their daily lives amidst the violence. The tragedy has continued but the world has moved on, its attention on other conflicts. She meets the children of Grozny, those who will shape their country's future. What happens to a child who grows up surrounded by war, who grows accustomed to violence? ... [Back cover].
- Uniform Title
- Englen i Groznyj. English
- Alternative Title
- Englen i Groznyj.
- Subjects
- History
- Chechni︠a︡ (Russia) > History > Civil War, 1994- > Press coverage
- Seierstad, Åsne, 1970- > Travel > Russia (Federation) > Chechni͡a
- Chechni︠a︡ (Russia) > History > Civil War, 1994- > Social aspects
- Children > Russia (Federation) > Chechni︠a︡ > Social conditions
- Chechni︠a︡ (Russia) > Social conditions > 21st century
- Genre/Form
- History
- History.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- ISBN
- 9781844083954 (hbk.)
- 1844083950 (hbk.)
- OCLC
- 182664055
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library