Igor Afanasyev
Igor Maximovich Afansyev is a Russian writer and veteran of the Afghan war. He was born in Pskov in 1962. He served in the Afghan war from 1983 to 1985, as a sapper in the eastern province of Ghazni. Afanasyev initially posted about his experiences of the war on the internet; this led to several books that have been acclaimed in his native Russia.[1] Among these are:
- Муравьиный Бог
- Сапёр, который ошибся
- Солянка по-афгански
- Эвтаназия, или Последний парад
His work has been praised by Oleg Ermakov, another Afghan veteran-turned-writer.[2]
References[]
- ^ "Книгу о войне в Афганистане презентовали в Пскове : Псковская Лента Новостей / ПЛН". m.pln24.ru. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
- ^ "Премьера книги Игоря Афанасьева "Сапер, который ошибся". Централизованная библиотечная система города Пскова. Псков. — Централизованная библиотечная система города Пскова". bibliopskov.ru. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
Categories:
- Russian writers
- Living people