A kind of refugee : the story of an American who refused to leave Ukraine
Babiĭ, Larysa2024
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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. 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.
Main title:
A kind of refugee : the story of an American who refused to leave Ukraine / Larissa Babij ; with a foreword by Vadislav Davidzon.
Author:
Babiĭ, Larysa, authorDavidzon, Vadislav, writer of foreword
Imprint:
Stuttgart : ibidem Verlag, [2024]©2024.
Collation:
216 pages : 1 map ; 21 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9783838218984 (paperback)
Dewey class:
973.0491791B/BAB
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2073091