The Mountain and the Wall by Alisa Ganieva imperial-legacy When does a war begin

When does a war begin and when does it really end

Taking his family from Moscow to what he hopes will be shelter in the Ural Mountains

Here is Yuri Felsen's evocative

But Russians themselves appear to be watching an entirely different war – one in which they are the courageous underdogs and kind-hearted heroes successfully battling a malign Ukrainian foe

in reality they were destined for those favoured by the State

The Mountain and the Wall by Alisa Ganieva imperial-legacy When does a war begin"Never before has Russian literature produced such an honest and complete picture of today's Caucasus" Kommersant Weekend A rumour spreads through Dagestans capital city, Makhachkala: the Russian government is building a wall to close off its Caucasus republics from the rest of the country. Ethnic and religious tensions mount no one is spared from the consequences. But like a vision in the midst of this nightmare, the image of a Mountain of