Once, during the Chechen war, on TV I saw a lonely little boy standing among the ruins of a residential building, desperately crying loudly and begging in Russian the operator with the words “дядя Пожалуйста заберите мне отсюда, заберите, пожалуйста.” Then I was a teenager, now I’m 43, a lot of time has passed since then, but this scene still haunts me...
Once, during the Chechen war, on TV I saw a lonely little boy standing among the ruins of a residential building, desperately crying loudly and begging in Russian the operator with the words “дядя Пожалуйста заберите мне отсюда, заберите, пожалуйста.” Then I was a teenager, now I’m 43, a lot of time has passed since then, but this scene still haunts me...
Irakli
I would be delighted if you shared it widely, Famil.
This should be taught to all journalists getting ready to cover wars! Thank you Chris!
Thanks very much for writing and sharing that Chris.