Latest witnesses

Much has been written about the heroism and exploits of war, and about the extent to which it is needed as a means of achieving goals that may be considered noble. But the constant question remains: Is there a justification for peace, our happiness, and even eternal harmony, if one small tear of an innocent child is shed for it? In World War II, more than one hundred million people were killed, wounded, and displaced in the bloodiest war - so far - in our human history. Much has been written about the tragedies and consequences of this dark phase of our history. But how did the last living witnesses see her? Children of this war? More than thirty years after the end of that war, Svetlana, in her book The Last Witnesses, brings the remaining heroes of that period back to their childhood that lived through the war, to tell in their words the last words... about a time that would end with them...