Overview

Voices of War: The Russian Experience is an extensive collection of historical literature containing pieces that focus on the mentality of warriors and observers of war in Russian culture over time, and the attitude of society toward war and warriors. The second volume of this two-volume series includes records from the Napoleonic Wars to the twenty-first century, providing a wealth of understanding about how Russians viewed their experience of war.

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Author:   Donna Tussing Orwin
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Academic
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.20cm , Length: 23.20cm
Weight:   0.820kg
ISBN:  

9798881800765

Pages:   416
Publication Date:   08 January 2026
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
Availability:   Manufactured on demand  

Table of Contents

Introduction Part I: The Nineteenth Century The Napoleonic Wars and their Aftermath Fyodor Glinka, Letters of a Russian Officer (excerpts) Nikolai Gnedich, Introduction to his translation of the Iliad, and from his notebook (excerpts) Denis Davydov Meeting with Field Marshall Count Kamensky (excerpts) The Field of Borodino To Count P. A. Stroganov. For the chekmen’ he gave me during the 1810 war in Turkey Soldier Turned Officer: Ivan Nikitich Skobelev A Gift to My Comrades, or The Correspondence of Russian Soldiers in 1812, Published by a Russian Veteran, Ivan Skobelev Pamfilii Nazarov. Memoirs of The Soldier Pamfil Nazarov The Historical Novel: Preface to Zagoskin’s Roslavlev, or Russians in 1812 The Caucasus A. S. Griboedov, Predators on the Chegem A. A. Bestuzhev-Marlinsky, “The Story of an Officer in Captivity among the Mountaineers” (excerpts) Rebellious Officer N. A. Mombelli, On the corporal punishment of a soldier (excerpts from Mombelli’s diary) The Crimean War D. Stolypin, “A Night Raid in Sevastopol” Theorist D. A. Miliutin on Suvorov The Russo-Turkish War V. M. Garshin At the First Exhibition of Vereshchagin’s Paintings Letters to his Mother Further Reading Notes Part II: The Russo-Japanese War A Chronicle of the War with Japan (excerpts) F. I. Shikuts, Memoir on land war (excerpts) V. S. Kravchenko, Memoirs: The End of the Borodino; Epilogue (excerpts) Further Reading Notes Part III: World War I Anna Akhmatova, “July 1914” N. S. Gumilyov, “The Offensive” M. A. Voloshin, anti-war poem Shtukaturov, Diary (excerpts) V. S. Babadzhan, poem (excerpt) Fyodor Stepun, memoirs and letters (excerpts) K. V. Anan’ev, diary (excerpts) Further Reading Notes Part IV: Revolution and Civil War 1905 P. Ia. Iakubovich, “Red Snow” 1917 Aleksandr Blok, “The Twelve” The Civil War V. V. Mayakovsky, “Vladimir Ilich!” A. A. Ianysheva, My Past Demian Bednyi, “The Red Army Soldier Ivanov” (excerpt) N. N. Turoverov, “Crimea” M. I. Tsvetaeva, “The Demesne of Swans” Further Reading Notes Part V: World War II N. N. Nikulin, Memoirs (excerpts) L. N. Rabichev, Memoirs (excerpts) A. Platonov, “Young Rosa” V. Grossman, “The Soul of a Red Army Man” Further Reading Notes Part VI: The Soviet-Afghan War, 1979–1989 E. Evtushenko, “An Afghan Ant” L. L. Molchanov, response to “An Afghan Ant” I. Morozov poem, “Farewell, Mountains” A. Liakhovskii, The Tragedy and the Glory of Afghanistan (excerpts) Further Reading Notes Part VII: The Chechen Wars, 1994–1996, 1999–2009 G. N. Troshev, My War (excerpt) Interview with a Chechen who experienced both wars Further Reading Notes

Reviews

Emphasizing a sweeping and manifold perspective, Professor Donna Tussing Orwin marshals an impressive array of materials depicting the impact of war over time on the Russian consciousness. With attention to context and to content, including in the main original English translations, she traces the legacy of war from nineteenth-century Kievan Rus to twenty-first century Chechnya. The result is an intriguing and enlightening assemblage of testimonies from practitioners, witnesses, observers, and victims, the sum of which is sure to spur further speculation and investigation. * Bruce W. Menning, University of Kansas, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, USA * In this unique anthology, which traces the Russian experience of war from medieval epic superheroes to current Ukrainian combatants, Orwin encourages her readers to grapple with thorny issues such as Russian culture’s impact on warfighting versus war’s influence on Russian culture. * Brigadier General (US Army, retired), Rick McPeak Professorial Lecturer at George Washington University, USA *

Emphasizing sweep and manifold perspective, Professor Orwin marshals an impressive array of materials depicting the impact of war over time on the Russian consciousness. With attention to context and to content, including in the main original English translations, she traces the legacy of war from ninth-century Kievan Rus to twenty-first century Chechnya. The result is an intriguing and enlightening assemblage of testimonies from practitioners, witnesses, observers, and victims, the sum of which is sure to spur further speculation and investigation. * Bruce W. Menning, University of Kansas, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College *

Author Information

Donna Tussing Orwin is Professor Emerita of the Department of Slavic, Eurasian, and European Studies at the University of Toronto. She is a member of the Royal Society of Canada and a recipient in 2008 of the Pushkin Medal for her contribution “to the rapprochement and mutual enrichment of different people’s cultures and the study and popularisation of Russian language and culture.”

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