Prof. Tanja Penter, who holds the chair for Eastern European History at Heidelberg University, together with Esther Maier published the book “Sovietnam. Die UdSSR in Afghanistan 1979-1989”. It was issued by Ferdinand Schöningh Verlag, Paderborn. The book focuses on the Soviet-Afghan war between 1979 and 1989 by not just analyzing the Soviet-American engagement in the country. The book also tries to demonstrate the mutual perceptions and experiences of the people and its consequences for the “modern” Soviet and “backward” Afghan state and society.
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