Реферат: Влияние войны в Афганистане на советских солдат /english/

[vi] Mark Galeotti, Afghanistan: The Soviet Union’s Last War , p.45.

[vii] Mark Galeotti, Afghanistan: The Soviet Union’s Last War , p.47.

[viii] Mark Galeotti, Afghanistan: The Soviet Union’s Last War , p.51.

[ix] Mark Galeotti, Afghanistan: The Soviet Union’s Last War , p.52.

[x] Vladislav Tamarov, Afghanistan: Soviet Vietnam , p.164.

[xi] Mark Galeotti, Afghanistan: The Soviet Union’s Last War , p.68.

[xii] Diego Cordovez, Selig S. Harrison, Out of Afghanistan (Oxford: Oxford University Press, Inc., 1995), p.247.

[xiii] Nasir Shansab, Soviet Expansion in the Third World (Maryland: Silver Spring, 1986), p.171.

[xiv] Mark Galeotti, Afghanistan: The Soviet Union’s Last War , p.69.

[xv] M. Hassan Kakar, Afghanistan (Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1995), p.241.

[xvi] M. Hassan Kakar, Afghanistan , p.241.

[xvii] Mark Galeotti, Afghanistan: The Soviet Union’s Last War , p.71.

[xviii] Mark Galeotti, Afghanistan: The Soviet Union’s Last War , p.72.

[xix] Mark Galeotti, Afghanistan: The Soviet Union’s Last War , p.81.

[xx] Vladislav Tamarov, Afghanistan: Soviet Vietnam , p.164.

Evaluation of the historical sources:

The book Afghanistan: The Soviet Union’s Last War by Mark Galeotti were used a number of materials written both in English and in Russian. Mostly the references I have used were taken by the author from articles from newspapers with the interviewees of veterans. I count this source of information as reliable because the author showed the point of view on the Afghan War of both veterans of Soviet military forces and from the United States, which supported Afghanistan during that war.

Afghanistan: Soviet Vietnam was written by a Soviet veteran who served in Afghanistan for two years. Of course he supported the Soviet’s military forces, so I used this source only to show the general mood of soldiers during the Afghan War. The author’s personal opinion was taken for this.

Afghanistan, by Hassan Hakar, showed the Afghan War from the Afghan side. This source was predisposed against the Soviets, so I used it to show the other side of soldiers’ characters - the violence and murders of the civilian population of Afghanistan. This source would be not reliable if the facts were not proven by the other sources I used.

Out of Afghanistan , by Diego Cordovez and Selig S. Harrison, was interesting because it supported both sides of the Afghan War with historical facts and documents. The book’s facts were based on official documents of both the Soviet and the Afghan governments. This source gave me a whole, truthful picture of what happened in Afghanistan. According to this information I built my opinion of what was the real impact of the Afghan War on the personal lives of soldiers while they were serving in Afghanistan.

Soviet Expansion in the Third World by Nasir Shansab, whose nationality is afghan, was useful because showed the tragedy of afghan people without insulting the Soviet military forces. It also showed the Afghan army’s dangerous force of resistance.

All these books after critical analysis gave me the information needed for my essay.

Bibliography:

1. Vladislav Tamarov, Afghanistan: Soviet Vietnam (San Francisco: Mercury House, 1992)

2. Mark Galeotti, Afghanistan: The Soviet Union’s Last War (London: Bookcraft (Bath) Ltd., Midsomer Norton, 1995)

3. M. Hassan Kakar, Afghanistan (Los Angeles: University of California Press, 1995)

4. Nasir Shansab, Soviet Expansion in the Third World (Maryland: Silver Spring, 1986)

5. Diego Cordovez, Selig S. Harrison, Out of Afghanistan (Oxford: Oxford University Press, Inc., 1995)

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