Displaced: Civilians in the Russia-Ukraine War (Paperback) - Valery Panyushkin

A Russian journalist's first-hand account of the heartbreak and resilience of ordinary Ukrainians faced with Putin's aggression.

"Moving and illuminating." - The Washington Post

In Displaced, Russian journalist Valery Panyushkin chronicles the devastating impact of his country's invasion of Ukraine. By uncovering the stories of ordinary Ukrainians thrust into the chaos of war, and transformed overnight from citizens into victims and refugees, Panyushkin sheds light on the brutal crimes committed by the Russian regime and offers a necessary act of truth-telling and atonement.

Panyushkin delves into individual lives shattered by conflict, illuminating the human cost of war beyond the battlefront. Through interviews with people from all walks of life, the book paints a vivid picture of the challenges, choices, and hopes of those caught in the turmoil of war.

Urgent and necessary, Displaced is not only a compelling account of loss and survival, but also a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, a call for empathy and solidarity, and a Russian writer's tribute to the courage of the Ukrainian people.

About the Author

Valery Panyushkin was born in 1969 in Leningrad. He has worked as a special correspondent for the newspapers Kommersant and Vedomosti. He wrote a regular column in Gazeta.ru, and earned the title "Russia's Golden Pen" for his journalism. He is the author of the books 12 Who Don't Agree, Mikhail Khodorovsky, Gazprom, and Something Unnoticeable. He lives in Moscow and currently works as a correspondent for Snob magazine. Brian James Baer is the founding editor of the journal Translation and Interpreting Studies and the author of the monograph Other Russias. Together with Ellen Vayner, he has translated Red Crosses by Sasha Filipenko and Sacred Darkness by Levan Berdzenishvili. Ellen Vayner has translated short stories, magazine interviews, and a conceptual artistic project. Together with Brian James Baer, she has translated Red Crosses by Sasha Filipenko and Sacred Darkness by Levan Berdzenishvili.