Looking at women looking at war : a war and justice diary / Victoria Amelina ; with a foreword by Margaret Atwood.

Author/creator Amelina, Viktorii͡a︡ author.
Other author Atwood, Margaret, 1939- writer of foreword.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York : St. Martin's Press, 2025.
Copyright Date©2025
Descriptionxi, 304 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects

Contents Part I: The time of choices -- Part II: Looking for my way -- Part III: Living the war -- Part IV: Answers and victories.
Abstract "Destined to be a classic, a poet's powerful look at the courage of resistance When Russia invaded Ukraine on February 24, 2022, Victoria Amelina was busy writing a novel, taking part in the country's literary scene, and parenting her son. Now she became someone new: a war crimes researcher and the chronicler of extraordinary women like herself who joined the resistance. These heroines include Evgenia, a prominent lawyer turned soldier, Oleksandra, who documented tens of thousands of war crimes and won a Nobel Peace Prize in 2022, and Yulia, a librarian who helped uncover the abduction and murder of a children's book author. Everyone in Ukraine knew that Amelina was documenting the war. She photographed the ruins of schools and cultural centers; she recorded the testimonies of survivors and eyewitnesses to atrocities. And she slowly turned back into a storyteller, writing what would become this book. On the evening of June 27th, 2023, Amelina and three international writers stopped for dinner in the embattled Donetsk region. When a Russian cruise missile hit the restaurant, Amelina suffered grievous head injuries, and lost consciousness. She died on July 1st. She was thirty-seven. She left behind an incredible account of the ravages of war and the cost of resistance. Honest, intimate, and wry, this book will be celebrated as a classic"-- Provided by publisher.
Genre/formdiaries.
Genre/formDiaries.
Genre/formPersonal narratives.
Genre/formJournaux intimes.
Genre/formRécits personnels.
LCCN 2024042890
ISBN9781250367686 hardcover
ISBN1250367689 hardcover
ISBNelectronic book