Ukrainian Voices Series by Stanislav Aseyev, Larissa Babij, Vladislav Davidzon, Kateryna Pylypchuk

American-born Larissa Babij is at home in Kyiv when Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Her grandparents left Ukraine amidst the violence of World War II, and nearly 80 years later, she is fleeing the advancing Russian army. A Kind of Refugee chronicles the first year of all-out war in Ukraine through vivid dispatches that Babij sent to readers abroad... moreAmerican-born Larissa Babij is at home in Kyiv when Russia launches its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022. Her grandparents left Ukraine amidst the violence of World War II, and nearly 80 years later, she is fleeing the advancing Russian army. A Kind of Refugee chronicles the first year of all-out war in Ukraine through vivid dispatches that Babij sent to readers abroad. In cities flooded with refugees and bustling with humanitarian aid efforts, or while supporting an innovative military unit making DIY drones, Babij examines Ukrainian cultures of cooperation. Reflecting on her American upbringing, she ponders the premium that Western societies―shaped by the traumatic history of WW II―place on security. When she returns to Kyiv, sirens, Russian missile strikes, and long periods of darkness organize her days.This moving account of taking responsibility for your home and your history concludes with several essays on theater published between 2015 and 2021. Written with a fierce love for Ukraine and its people, this book is a testament to the courage of ordinary people committed to freedom while defending their homeland. less

In The Torture Camp on Paradise Street, Ukrainian journalist and writer Stanislav Aseyev details his experience as a prisoner at a modern-day concentration camp overseen by the Federal Security Bureau of the Russian Federation (FSB) in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk... moreIn The Torture Camp on Paradise Street, Ukrainian journalist and writer Stanislav Aseyev details his experience as a prisoner at a modern-day concentration camp overseen by the Federal Security Bureau of the Russian Federation (FSB) in the Russian-controlled city of Donetsk. Aseyev's memoir recounts a litany of abuses, including torture and rape, against himself and fellow inmates over the course of nearly three years of illegal incarceration, which was largely carried out in the prison called Izoliatsiia.Rendered deftly into English, this compelling account not only offers critical insight into the operations of Russian forces in occupied territories of Ukraine but also meditates on how and why a human can survive such atrocities and reenter the world to share his story. less

At 5:08 a.m. on February 24, Kateryna Pylypchuk woke up in Kyiv to the sound of bombing.The clock showed the exact time marking the end of her world: ambitious work plans andideas, travels... All that remained was to save herself and the children.The inevitable changes, which shook something deep and significant within her, became animpetus to write about what have caused her and all Ukrainians so much pain... moreAt 5:08 a.m. on February 24, Kateryna Pylypchuk woke up in Kyiv to the sound of bombing.The clock showed the exact time marking the end of her world: ambitious work plans andideas, travels... All that remained was to save herself and the children.The inevitable changes, which shook something deep and significant within her, became animpetus to write about what have caused her and all Ukrainians so much pain. So, one afteranother, she wrote novellas and essays that reflect the story of the active phase of the war inthe first six months of the year.The book you hold in your hands contains words woven with emotions and experiences ofordinary people who have become heroes. It is prepared for simultaneous publication inUkrainian and English, because the goal is to help people all over the world betterunderstand what each Ukrainian felt and how this war changed us all. less