'Zinc Boys' is the third book in the 'Voices of Utopia' series by the author, who won the 2015 Nobel Prize in Literature 'for her polyphonic work, a monument to suffering and courage in our time.' Without this book, which has long been an international bestseller, it is impossible to imagine the history of the Afghan war, unnecessary and unjust, or the history of the final years of Soviet power, which was finally undermined by this war. The grief of the mothers of the 'zinc boys' is inescapable; their desire to know the truth about how and why their sons fought and died in Afghanistan is understandable. But upon learning this truth, many were horrified and rejected it. Svetlana Alexievich's book was tried 'for libel'—in a real court, with a prosecutor, public accusers, and 'support groups' in the government and the press. Materials from this shameful trial are also included in the new edition of 'Zinc Boys.'