Books by Victoria Amelina
Looking at Women Looking at War: A War and Justice Diary
by Victoria Amelina
This is a memoir about a war not yet ended, which could have undermined its power. Yet from the opening chapter to the close, the power of the image of women looking at war is relentless and necessary. Amelina is setting off for a holiday with her young son as the war comes chasing after her and everyone else in Ukraine. She is finishing a funding application for a literary festival whilst standing in the security queue at the airport, checking her phone for news and “thinking about my new gun and why I, a nearsighted bookworm, decided to buy it”. Thus a beautifully written book, technically unfinished but with a tragic completeness, unfolds.
Interviews where books by Victoria Amelina were recommended
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At the Edge of Empire: A Family's Reckoning with China
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Autocracy, Inc.: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World
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Broken Threads: My Family from Empire to Independence
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Looking at Women Looking at War: A War and Justice Diary
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The Baton and the Cross: Russia's Church from Pagans to Putin
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The Coming Storm: A Journey into the Heart of the Conspiracy Machine
by Gabriel Gatehouse
The Best Politics Books of 2025: The Orwell Prize for Political Writing
The Best Politics Books of 2025: The Orwell Prize for Political Writing
From conspiracy theories wreaking havoc in US politics to poignant memoirs of painful events around the globe, the books shortlisted for the 2025 Orwell Prizes, the UK’s most prestigious awards for writing about politics, have been announced. These are the eight books shortlisted for the ‘Orwell Prize for Political Writing,’ awarded annually to a nonfiction book. The comments are from the judging panel, chaired by UK diplomat and former ambassador to the US Kim Darroch.
