The book by Russian journalist and former special correspondent for "Novaya Gazeta," Elena Kostyuchenko, is titled "My Beloved Country" and tells the story of how Russia slowly slid into war.

Kostyuchenko is one of the most renowned Russian journalists. In the early weeks of the full-scale Russian invasion in 2022, she worked in Ukraine and published several articles for "Novaya Gazeta," which became important testimonies of the war and the crimes committed by Russian military forces.