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Artyom Borovik, who died last year, was considered one of the preeminent journalists in Russia. The first glimpse inside the Soviet military machine, The Hidden War captured the soldiers' terror, helplessness, and despair at waging war in a foreign land against an unseen enemy for unclear purposes. When first published, Borovik's groundbreaking revelations exposed the weaknesses beneath the Soviet Union's aura of military might, creating an enormous controversy both in Russia and around the world. The Hidden War is a vital and fascinating portrait of the Soviet empire at the twilight of its power. "I have read no other account of the war in Afghanistan equal to this.... This is literature, not journalism." — Graham Greene "Alternately fascinating and horrific ... A fascinating look at the life and death of Soviet soldiers." — Bill Wallace, San Francisco Chronicle
"I have read no other account of the war in Afghanistan equal to this - an eyewitness account of the soldier's experiences." Graham Greene
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reviewed The hidden war on March 23, 2009 The hidden war
The Hidden War: A Russian Journalist’s Account of the Soviet War in Afghanistan (1990). Artyom Borovik. Hahahah, hohohoh. This can’t be … can it? I turn on NPR this morning and hear that Barack Obama, America’s brand new, progressive, liberal, Generation Next, first ever bi-racial president—is sending more troops and more advisors into Afghanistan. The mission: to strengthen and tame that country, make it a safe place for freedom, democracy, and capitalism—i.e. a friend of America. I thought Obama was smarter than that—that he was well read. Well, he should read this book, and then see if he can explain how THIS TIME things will be different. Now, I understand that the US Military is … well, actually, men are men and soldiers are soldiers and commanders are commanders, and it matters little if you are from the USSR or the USA, or if it’s the 1980’s or the 2010’s. War is war and people are people, and unless you are prepared to station a platoon of soldiers on every hilltop with superior firepower to enforce your will, the will of Established Power will prevail. Can they all be killed? Probably not. Can they be bought? Probably so. Can they be changed? Probably not. Change happens through death, destruction, drugs, and/or domination (and sometimes, rarely, through psychotherapy.) I’m posting a reading from my novel: ATTACHMENT: a novel of war and peace. The episode is about soldiers and war —and the hidden desires of men. Borovik’s account is about what war does to men. Watch my reading at: www.youtube.com/user/mrkrhn. Read Borovik’s book. (Oh, he died at age forty— imagine that.)
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