Voices of War: The Russian Experience is an extensive collection of historical literature containing pieces that focus on the mentality of warriors and observers of war in Russian culture over time, and the attitude of society toward war and warriors. The second volume of this two-volume series includes records from the Napoleonic Wars to the twenty-first century, providing a wealth of understanding about how Russians viewed their experience of war.

Donna Tussing Orwin is Professor Emerita of the Department of Slavic, Eurasian, and European Studies at the University of Toronto. She is a member of the Royal Society of Canada and a recipient in 2008 of the Pushkin Medal for her contribution “to the rapprochement and mutual enrichment of different people's cultures and the study and popularisation of Russian language and culture.”