Sergei Gerasimov
| Zapiski s voiny | Notes from the War I/ II/ III Diary. Kharkiv. Manuscript. Ukraine 2022. 3 volumes so far. approx. 165 pages each |
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Germany/ dtv, Hungary/ Helikon, Northern Macedonia/ Shkupi parts published in English by Another Chicago Magazine first serial published in German by Neue Zuercher Zeitung NZZ |
Notes Part I Feb 24 2022 until end of April 2022, Part II April-July 2022, Part III August-September (to be continued)
written fully in English
On February 24, 2022, the Russian army launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The city of Kharkiv, which is located close to the border, quickly comes under heavy fire. Hundreds of thousands of people flee. The Ukrainian writer Sergey Gerasimov and his wife together with several cats live in the centre of Kharkiv in an appartment on the second floor of a high rise building, however, remain in the embattled frontline town. Soon there will be a lack of clean water, food and medical infrastructure. The thermometers show high sub-zero temperatures, people are freezing. Gerasimov begins to write about the absurdity of everyday life in war. The result is a stirring testimony, an appeal for peace and understanding.
Touching, oppressive, comforting in tone, the great catastrophe captured in small everyday observations.
