My War. A Writer in the Trenches: War Through a Soldier's Eyes
6 hrs. 40 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Viktor Astafyev
Author
Viktor Astafyev
Narrator
Alexander Makshantsev
Narrator
Alexander Makshantsev
Description
Viktor Petrovich Astafyev is one of the best-known Soviet and Russian writers, a laureate of two USSR State Prizes and three Russian State Prizes. A special place in his work was occupied by the Great Patriotic War, in which he himself took part. He went to the front voluntarily, serving as a driver, artilleryman, scout, and signalman until, in 1944, he received a severe wound.
In his book, V. P. Astafyev writes about war the way it isn’t customary to do in official works. It is a view from the trenches, where there were death, blood, and dirt—hellish work at the very edge of human limits. There is little heroism in these recollections; instead, they are a stern and bitter confession of a front-line soldier.
In his book, V. P. Astafyev writes about war the way it isn’t customary to do in official works. It is a view from the trenches, where there were death, blood, and dirt—hellish work at the very edge of human limits. There is little heroism in these recollections; instead, they are a stern and bitter confession of a front-line soldier.
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