Never Say War

¦sne Seierstad

Putin's Russia is reshaping the world stage. But how can you understand a country that silences its citizens and targets foreign journalists - a nation that has gone so far as to declare it illegal to say they are at war? The answer, for bestselling author and journalist ¦sne Seierstad, began with young Russian soldier Andrey Medvedev, who defected from the infamous Wagner Group and sought asylum in Norway in January 2023. He was three years old when Putin rose to power and through his life story we can follow the transformation of his country. And as ¦sne dug deeper into his family and connections, more and more of Russian society opened up to her, from teachers and taxi drivers to homemakers and women left behind by soldiers at war. Drawing upon ¦sne's deep knowledge of Russia and her unparalleled access to the country, 'Never Say War' paints an intimate yet epic portrait of a much-mythologized and little-understood country.

Author(s): Seierstad, ¦sne
Binding: Hardback
Date of Publication: 20/08/2026
Pagination: 496 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Virago
Published By: Little, Brown
Book Classification: True war & combat stories|Reportage & collected journalism
Dimensions: 236 x 160 x 46
Weight: 780
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9780349020587