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Thin Silver Thread
Thin Silver Thread (ru. "Тонкая серебристая нить") is a 2015 collection of 33 stories by Polina Zherebtsova. It portrays the lives of civilians in Grozny during the Chechen wars. The collection was created between 2005 and 2015. These stories familiarize the reader with life during the wars and are an artistic reflection of what Zherebtsova saw and experienced in the Chechen Republic. The Sakharov Centre in Moscow hosted the book launch on November 13, 2015. According to Fontanka.ru, the book was included in the "Top 10 Books of Autumn 2015".
Article summary
Thin Silver Thread (ru. "Тонкая серебристая нить") is a 2015 collection of 33 stories by Polina Zherebtsova. It portrays the lives of civilians in Grozny during the Chechen wars. The collection was created between 2005 and 2015. These stories familiarize the reader with life during the wars and are an artistic reflection of what Zherebtsova saw and experienced in the Chechen Republic. The Sakharov Centre in Moscow hosted the book launch on November 13, 2015. According to Fontanka.ru, the book was included in the "Top 10 Books of Autumn 2015".
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