Boris Gorelik

Boris Gorelik is a writer and scholar from Russia specialising in the history of Russian-South African cross-cultural encounters.
He was born in Yekaterinburg, Russia, but has lived in Moscow since the age of eighteen, except for several years in Johannesburg, where he contributed articles to Rapport Weekliks.

Gorelik is senior research fellow of the Institute for African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. His works have been published in Russia, South Africa and the United Kingdom.

Author's books

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A Russian on Commando

A gripping portrayal of human frailty and courage in the face of mortal danger, A Russian on Commando highlights both the strange attraction and the absurdities of war.

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