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Title: A Small Corner of Hell: Dispatches from Chechnya by Anna Politkovskaia, Alexander Burry, Tatiana Tulchinsky, Georgi Derluguian, Anna Politkovskaya ISBN: 0-226-67432-0 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: America is more interested in Martha Stewart and Britney
Comment: This book was an easy read, but a sad one. The plight of the Chechen people is virtually unknown in the U.S. The author points out that Putin, Kofi Annan, and Bush do not or cannot do anything to stop the violence and illegal behavior in Chechnya. Politkovskaya writes her book in a series of short stories that recount the conditions in Chechnya. She personally witnessed some illegal activities, and documents others from victims. The story is riveting, I read the 224 pages in a 12 hour period, but it is not an action or adventure story, only a depressing one.
Rating: 4
Summary: More of the same in Russia these days
Comment: I bought this book and "Chechnya Diary" by Thomas Goltz. I read this one first, which is backwards. If you are going to read both, read "Diary" first. It is more about the first chechen war, and this is more about the second. "Diary" is also good, but is more of an emphasis on the reporters events. This book is more a documentary of the war. If you are only going to read one, I recommend this one.
This is mostly a book about atmosphere. The book has a little history of the conflict, but it is mostly insight into the daily life of the war. To me, that is a plus. There aren't really any battle strategies to discuss, and the actual history is muddled by lack of reporters, and Russian propoganda.
It is obvious that the author is no fan of Putin, and reviewers of her other book have criticized the political bias of her writing, but I didn't see it as a problem. While having little good to say about Putin or the Russian Federal Forces, she does point out that there misdeads on both sides, and the citizens are caught in the middle.
My biggest complaint is lack of pictures.
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Title: Chechnya Diary: A War Correspondent's Story of Surviving the War in Chechnya by Thomas Goltz ISBN: 0312268742 Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2003 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: A Dirty War: A Russian Reporter in Chechnya by Anna Politkovskaia, John Crowfoot, Anna Politovskaya, Anna Politkovskaya ISBN: 1860468977 Publisher: Harvill Pr Pub. Date: October, 2001 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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Title: Darkness at Dawn: The Rise of the Russian Criminal State by David Satter ISBN: 0300098928 Publisher: Yale Univ Pr Pub. Date: May, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Oath: A Surgeon Under Fire by Khassan Baiev, Ruth Daniloff, Nicholas Daniloff ISBN: 0802714048 Publisher: Walker & Co Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $26.00 |
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Title: Black Earth: A Journey through Russia after the Fall by Andrew Meier ISBN: 0393051781 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 02 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $28.95 |
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