Greetings from Novorossiya: Eyewitness to the War in Ukraine [Paperback]

Introduction by Timothy Snyder

Polish journalist Pawel Pieniazek was among the first journalists to enter the war-torn region of eastern Ukraine andGreetings from Novorossiyais his vivid firsthand account of the conflict. He was the first reporter to reach the scene when Russian troops in Ukraine accidentally shot down a civilian airliner, killing all 298 people aboard. Unlike Western journalists, his fluency in both Ukrainian and Russian granted him access and the ability to move among all sides in the conflict. With powerful color photos, telling interviews from the local population, and brilliant reportage, Pieniazek’s account documents these dramatic events as they transpired.

This unique firsthand view of history in the making brings to life the tragedy of Ukraine for a Western audience. Historian Timothy Snyder provides wider context in his superb introduction and explores the significance of this ongoing conflict at the border of East and West.
 

“Pieniazek provides an excellent rendition of the intense, strange atmosphere that prevailed in 2014 Ukraine, complete with descriptions of trains full of corpses from the downed Malaysian airliner, the corrupt political circus in the people’s republics, and the infiltration of the country by the now-familiar phenomenon of ‘fake news.’ A lively and detailed account.”
—Publishers Weekly

“There was no Orwell of the Ukrainian revolution, but readers of PaweB Pieni|ek will get something like the everyday grit and political insight ofHomage to Catalonia.”
—Timothy Snyder, from the introduction

“To understand recent events in Ukraine, this book is an absolute must. But it also provides an understanding of what the future may hold; while Ukraine is breaking with its Soviet past and becoming globalized, the world is in danger of becoming “Ukrainlăs