Kurkov: Writing fiction is a pleasure. Writing nonfiction is a duty. I thought it was almost sinful to write fiction during the war.

I couldn’t get distracted from reality. I was following news, air alerts, stories of friends. I was part of the war. 5/ pic.twitter.com/oO6K737USP

— Tymofiy Mylovanov (@Mylovanov) 16 février 2026

Kurkov: Writing fiction is a pleasure. Writing nonfiction is a duty. I thought it was almost sinful to write fiction during the war. I couldn’t get distracted from reality. I was following news, air alerts, stories of friends. I was part of the war. 5/

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