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Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from a Forgotten WarSvetlana Alexievich

Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from a Forgotten War

Svetlana Alexievich

First published 1989

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Zinky Boys, also translated as Boys in Zinc is a 1989 documentary book by Belarusian writer Svetlana Alexievich about the Soviet–Afghan War. The title refers to zinc-plated coffins in which the fallen soldiers were transported home to the Soviet Union as "cargo 200". The book collected anonymous memoirs of soldiers and relatives.

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    The Last Witnesses1985Start here
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  2. War's Unwomanly Face
    War's Unwomanly Face1985
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  3. Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from a Forgotten War
    Zinky Boys: Soviet Voices from a Forgotten War1989This book
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  4. Voices from Chernobyl
    Voices from Chernobyl1997
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