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I couldn't get published for three years. Then the times changed: glasnost, perestroika. So, for three years, I wasn't allowed to publish 'The Unwomanly Face of War,' but then it changed.
Svetlana Alexievich
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"I couldn't get published for three years. Then the times changed: glasnost, perestroika. So, for three years, I wasn't allowed to publish 'The Unwomanly Face of War,' but then it changed."
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I couldn't get published for three years. Then the times changed: glasnost, perestroika. So, for three years, I wasn't allowed to publish 'The Unwomanly Face of War,' but then it changed. — Svetlana Alexievich

About Svetlana Alexievich

Svetlana Alexievich was a Journalist from Belarus (1948–present).

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This quote is attributed to Svetlana Alexievich, a Journalist from Belarus.
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Svetlana Alexievich lived from 1948 – present.
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