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Svetlana Alexievich in Praise<br> of Maxim Osipov

Svetlana Alexievich in Praise
of Maxim Osipov

On the Russian Doctor Who Treats His Characters Like His Patients

By Svetlana Alexievich | April 9, 2019

Svetlana Alexievich on Why She Does What She Does

Svetlana Alexievich on Why She Does What She Does

A Nobel Laureate at the Beginning of Her Career

By Svetlana Alexievich | July 27, 2017

Svetlana Alexievich Grapples with Putin's Russia

Svetlana Alexievich Grapples with Putin's Russia

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By Svetlana Alexievich | August 22, 2016

The Children of Chernobyl, In Their Own Words

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Read an Excerpt from Newly Minted Nobel Laureate Svetlana Alexievich

By Svetlana Alexievich | October 13, 2015

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