Tolya's Letters | openDemocracy

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Published on: 29 March 2010

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openDemocracy Russia now puts together in one document the 9 letters written by Tolya (probably not his real name),...

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Published on: 9 March 2010

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In his final letter home from the army our conscript Tolya “finds” a mobile phone, is pursued by a mad officer and...

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Published on: 24 February 2010

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Our conscript Tolya continues his study of violence in his airborne division of the Russian army

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Published on: 16 February 2010

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Our conscript Tolya had such high hopes of his new posting in the elite regiment of the Russian airborne division,...

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Published on: 8 February 2010

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Conscript Tolya has been moved again, this time to a show regiment. Life suddenly looks rather better, but is it for real?

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Published on: 1 February 2010

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Our conscript, Tolya, has left basic training. He hopes that things will be different, but his hopes are soon dashed...

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