Yesterday

Alexander Krasovytskyi (b. 1967) in the novel "Yesterday" examines historical events through the prism of cognitive science. The author offers an alternative story for understanding real events. If in 2014, after the Maidan, the processes had developed a little differently, if President Yanukovych had not fled to Rostov, would there have been subsequent decisions by the Russian leadership to annex Crimea and start military operations in the Donbass? Would a full-scale Russian-Ukrainian war begin on February 24, 2022? The heroes of the book try to find the roots of everything happening today in the historical past. A scientist-historian predicts the approach of an inevitable catastrophe that will engulf the entire world. He knows the time and the participants in the events, and wants to warn the world about the danger. But will the West believe his prediction? Can the historical experience of the past prevent mistakes in the future? Oleksandr Krasovitskij (nar. 1967) u romani "Vchora" rozgljadaje istorichni podiji cherez prizmu kognitivistiki. Avtor proponuje alternativnu istoriju dlja osmislennja realnikh podij. Jakbi 2014 roku pislja Majdanu protsesi rozvivalisja trokhi inakshe, prezident Janukovich ne vtik bi do Rostova, chi mali b mistse nastupni rishennja kerivnitstva RF aneksuvati Krim, rozpochati vijskovi diji na Donbasi? Chi pochalasja b povnomasshtabna rosijsko-ukrajinska vijna 24 ljutogo 2022 roku? Korinnja vsogo, scho vidbuvajetsja sogodni, geroji knigi namagajutsja shukati v istorichnomu minulomu. Uchenij-istorik peredbachaje nablizhennja neminuchoji katastrofi, jaka okhopit uves svit. Vin znaje chas ta uchasnikiv podij i khoche poperediti svit pro nebezpeku. Ale chi povirit Zakhid jogo peredbachennju? Chi mozhe istorichnij dosvid minulogo vtrimati vid pomilok u majbutnomu?