# Black Square

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- Book: [Black Square](https://www.bookquiver.com/sophie-pinkham/black-square) ([Black Square.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/sophie-pinkham/black-square.md))
- Authors: [Sophie Pinkham](https://www.bookquiver.com/sophie-pinkham)
- Publisher: William Heinemann
- ISBN: 978-04-3402-351-6
- Pages: 336
- Published: 2016-08-25
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

Each time Ukraine has rebuilt itself over the last century, it has been plagued by the same conflicts: corruption, poverty, and most of all Russian aggression. Sophie Pinkham saw all this and more over ten years in Ukraine and Russia, a period that included the Maidan revolution of 2013-14, Russia's annexation of Crimea, and the ensuing war in Donbass. With a keen eye for the dark absurdities of post-Soviet society, Pinkham presents a dynamic account of contemporary Ukrainian life. She meet a charismatic doctor helping to smooth the transition to democracy even as he struggles with drug dependence; a band of Ukrainian, Russian, and Belarusian hippies in a Crimean idyll; and a Jewish clarinetist agitating for Ukrainian liberation. These fascinating personalities deliver an indelible impression of a country on the brink. Black Square is necessary reading for anyone who wishes to learn the roots of the current Russo-Ukrainian war and the personal stories of the people who live it every day.