MINSK, 10 June (BelTA) – The presentation of Larisa Kucherova’s book “Kabuliada. Special forces in Afghanistan: History reflected in destinies” took place at the National Library of Belarus today, BelTA has learned.
The new documentary and journalistic publication has been released by the publishing house Belarus. The book was presented to readers by the author herself. She is a well-known Belarusian military journalist, publicist, and member of the Union of Writers of Belarus and the Belarusian Union of Journalists. In the center of the narrative are military intelligence officers and individual special forces units who went through the crucible of the Afghan War. The essays are based on their personal memories and the harsh soldier’s truth.
As Larisa Kucherova noted in her speech, the book is woven entirely from the memories of the veterans themselves: “This is their truth, not my vision. I am merely a mirror that reflected a small part of what they had to go through. And it is extremely important to me that without these people, without their trust the writer and journalist Larisa Kucherova would never exist. Their truth is subjective. They talk about everything from the point of what they experienced personally. But in this subjectivity lies the great power of objectivity of those events. After all, they endured it all on their own”.
The military leader and diplomat, Lieutenant General Aleksandr Pavlovsky noted the deep patriotic and historical message of the publication. “The book gives a full impression of how complex the process of accomplishing a mission is when you need to win, save people, and have the Motherland remember it. The book is remarkable because those who did their duty speak in it,” he said.
Aleksandr Pavlovsky added that each of the book’s heroes expressed their position with huge love for the Motherland and loyalty to their brothers in arms. “I would like the feeling of patriotism to remain not only in us who went through this experience, but also in those present here today. Without patriotism, without love for the Motherland, without culture there will be no state,” the lieutenant general stated.
Deputy Director of the Publishing House Belarus Irina Fyodorova called meeting the author a great honor, noting her inner strength and contribution to the preservation of historical memory. She drew attention to the fact that these days young people already know little about the Afghan events and expressed hope that Kabuliada would become a living history textbook for them.
“The book has just been published, but the print run is practically sold out. We only have 150 copies left at the publishing house,” the deputy director noted, thanking the author for cooperation.
In conclusion of the event, according to an established tradition, a copy of the book was officially donated to the National Library of Belarus.
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