HISTORY

 

The Russia-Afghanistan project aims at recreating the history of the Afghan-Soviet war through the people that have lived it and through the memories, anecdotes and personal stories they have to tell. Sometimes, these stories are from the battlefield but often they are not directly related to the conflict or its military, political or economic underpinnings. There are many books and documentaries that tell us about the political background of the war and the battles that were fought during nine years. Much less is known about the people, whether Soviet soldiers, ordinary Afghans, soldiers of the army of the Afghan republic or the Mujahideen. What about their feelings and personal stories? What about the interaction between the different actors involved? Chronoscoop tries to get to the bottom of both the tragic and joyful side of the human perspective on the Soviet Union’s last war.

Below, quotes, personal accounts, stories and anecdotes will be used to tell the story of the Afghan-Soviet war.

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