{"product_id":"diaries-from-ukraine-paperback","title":"Diaries from Ukraine - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVahur Laiapea\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOtt Palum?e\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eTiiu Palum?e\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWar needs statistics. Numerical data on enemy casualties, equipment, losses and victories. But only those who come very close to it understand the nature of war. Only those and anyone who goes off to war themselves. War mercilessly exposes one's innermost depths. Those perceived to be strong may prove to be weak, just as those perceived weak may in fact be strong.\u003cbr\u003eWhen writing this book, Vahur Laiapea went to meet people who are deeply affected by Russia's aggression in Ukraine, whose loved ones it kills and maims, whose souls are left with scars that will never completely heal.\u003cbr\u003eVahur Laiapea is an Estonian documentary film maker and writer whose work has at times led him into extreme situations. On April 18, 2017, he was kidnapped in Afghanistan by members of the Taliban. Late that evening, he was standing on the edge of a ready dug grave expecting machine gun fire to riddle his back. It didn't.\u003cbr\u003eLaiapea has visited Ukraine on numerous occasions during the ongoing war. He is currently working on a documentary film and a book about Serhii Kazimir, a Ukrainian officer who returned home in January 2024 as the result of a prisoner exchange after having been a prisoner of war in Russia for almost two years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eVahur Laiapea is an Estonian documentary film maker and writer. He has visited Ukraine on numerous occasions during the ongoing war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755373855008,"sku":"9783838219776","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2acc82aeead2f79896806f36e1ec3869.webp?v=1780057247","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/diaries-from-ukraine-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}