Vladislav Tamarov (1965–2014)
Autore di Afghanistan: A Russian Soldier's Story
Opere di Vladislav Tamarov
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1965
- Data di morte
- 2014-12-26
- Sesso
- male
- Luogo di nascita
- St. Petersburg, Russia (formerly Leningrad, USSR)
- Luogo di morte
- Nevada, USA
- Attività lavorative
- Afghanistan war veteran; author
- Breve biografia
- Vladislav Tamarov was born in Leningrad. At the age of 19, he was drafted into the Soviet Army and was sent to fight in Afghanistan, where he spent 20 months in a minesweeper outfit. Tamarov chronicled his experience in Afghanistan: A Russian Soldier's Story. He died in 2014.
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Afghanistan: A Russian Soldier's Story di Vladislav Tamarov
Very affecting memoir by an 18-year old 'boy' (his description) who found himself allocated to the highly dangerous role of minesweeper just months after was drafted. He took his camera with him and the photos he took are superb 'prompts' for the brief texts in which he reflects on the war and its effects on him and his fellow soldiers. These texts and the more extended ones covering 3 or 4 pages are quite dry and understated and are all the more effective for it as they muse on the 'kill or be killed' reality for conscripts like him, the longing for home, and the impossibility of adapting back to home life for those who somehow made it back in one piece.… (altro)
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- Opere
- 2
- Utenti
- 36
- Popolarità
- #397,831
- Voto
- 4.3
- Recensioni
- 1
- ISBN
- 2