These fascinating personalities, rendered in a bold, original style, deliver an indelible impression of a country on the brink.īlack Square is necessary reading for anyone who wishes to learn the roots of the current Russo-Ukrainian war and the stories of the people who live it every day.
She meets-among others-a charismatic doctor helping to smooth the transition to democracy even as he struggles with drug dependence a band of Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian hippies in a Crimean idyll and a Jewish clarinetist agitating for Ukrainian liberation. With a keen eye for the dark absurdities of post-Soviet society, Pinkham presents a dynamic account of contemporary Ukrainian life. Sophie Pinkham saw all this and more during ten years in Ukraine and Russia, a period that included the Maidan revolution of 2013–14, Russia’s annexation of Crimea, and the ensuing war in Donbass. London: William Heinemann, 2016 Includes bibliographical. Black square by Sophie Pinkham, 2016, Penguin Random House edition, in English. A distinctive writer’s fascinating journey into the heart of a troubled region, tracing the origins of the war that is now tearing Europe apart.Įach time Ukraine has rebuilt itself over the last century, it has been plagued by the same conflicts: corruption, poverty, and, most of all, Russian aggression. With a deep knowledge of Slavic literature and a keen, outsiders eye for the dark absurdity of post-Soviet society, Pinkham delivers an indelible impression of a country on the brink.'-Provided by publisher Originally published as: Black Square: adventures in the post-Soviet world.
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