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Oleg Sentsov - Ukrainian film director, screenwriter and writer, public activist. Winner of the Sakharov Prize "For Freedom of Thought" and the National Prize of Ukraine. T. Shevchenko. He was detained in Crimea in May 2014 and sentenced to 20 years in prison in Russia on terrorism charges. Sentsov was released from prison in 2019.

Life is a collection of Oleg's autobiographical stories. This is a book for all those who still have not found answers to the question why Oleg helped the Ukrainian military in Crimea, why he spoke openly about Russia's war in Ukraine, why he went on hunger strike and did not ask for pardon. These texts acquaint us with the author in a period of important for him internal search and change, when he seeks to understand who he is, which way to go next and from which he will never leave.

This is the first publication of Oleg Sentsov's works translated into Ukrainian, which are presented alongside Russian-language originals. This is an extremely important book for Oleg, and even while in prison, he actively participated in its publication.