ANARCHY IN THE UKRAINE. Luhansk diary. Run without stopping | Serhii Zhadan

Almost twenty years ago, the heroes of "Anarchy in the UKR" made an ideological journey to the East of Ukraine, where they passed the places of Nestor Makhn's military glory. While traveling through Donbas, they were looking for answers to the question - what is will, freedom and anarchy? Is there a line between them, and where does it go? What does "freedom" mean? Can it be too little or, on the contrary, too much? What makes us free? What prevents us from being free? We will find the answers to these and other questions in Serhiy Zhadan's travel book.

In 2014, the author again visited the territory, once under the rule of anarchists. But this time - in an atmosphere of tension, when the air is saturated with war... This journey is described in the "Luhansk Diary", which was reprinted together with the story "Run without stopping" - a story about one day in the life of Hudy: a simple boy from an unnamed city in the East of Ukraine. A day filled with doubt and uncertainty, a day filled with love and sadness. A day when the weather changes and circumstances change. The last peaceful day in his life...