{"product_id":"our-daily-war-9781916788688","title":"Our Daily War","description":"\u003cp\u003eTen years on from the annexation of Crimea, two years on from Russia's all-out invasion of Ukraine, the Ukrainian people continue to fight back. In the second volume of his war diaries, Andrey Kurkov gives a fresh perspective on a people for whom resistance and solidarity have become a matter of survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Daily War\u003c\/i\u003e is a chronological record of the heterogeneous mix that comprises Ukrainian life and thought in the teeth of Russian aggression, from the constant stress of air raids, the deportation of citizens from the occupied regions and the whispers of governmental corruption to Christmas celebrations, crowdfunding and the recipe for a \" trench candle\" .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKurkov's human' s-eye view on the war in Ukraine is by turns bitingly satirical, tragic, humorous and heartfelt. It is also, in the manner of Pepys, an invaluable insight into the history, politics and culture of Ukraine. \u003ci\u003eOur Daily War\u003c\/i\u003e is the ideal primer for anyone who would like to know what life is like in that country today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Orenda Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781916788688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336","brand":"Andrey Kurkov","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45302296477877,"sku":"9781916788688","price":28.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d52b623e-ac56-4200-aeb6-a9cce918c3a0.jpg?v=1744725007","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/our-daily-war-9781916788688","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}