Andrey Kurkov: independent Ukrainians neither pro-Russian nor pro-European

"I live 500 metres from Maidan" with these words Ukrainian writer Andrey Kurkov begins his account of the revolutionary events that took place in Kyiv this winter.

In his book 'Ukraine Dairy' the writer presents a detailed testimony of what happened in the Ukrainian capital from November 2013 to April 2014. Author of the bestseller 'The Penguin', published in 1996, this year Kurkov was awarded France's Order of the Legion of Honour.

Visiting France to promote his new book, the writer share…
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