Svetlana Alexievich

Nobel Lecture


On the Battle Lost

Нобелевская лекция Светлана Алексиевич

Svetlana Alexievich held her Nobel Lecture on 7 December 2015, at the Swedish Academy, Stockholm. She was introduced by Sara Danius, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy. The lecture was delivered in Russian.

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Svetlana Alexievich held her Nobel Lecture on 7 December 2015, at the Swedish Academy, Stockholm. She was introduced by Sara Danius, Permanent Secretary of the Swedish Academy. The lecture was delivered in Russian.

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