| Description | Original, copies, translation by Bethell and amended and abridged versions of text written by Igor Rykov, former sergeant in the Soviet army, one of two former Soviet soldiers who were captured in Afghanistan and then granted refugee status in the United Kingdom..
The translation includes a note that Igor Rykov gave permission to Bethell for the story to be published.
Additionally, transcript of interview with Rykov dated 24 June 1989 in which he described to Bethell his return to Russia. |