The Norwegian publishing house Cappelen Damm commented on the publication of a book about Russia after the Ukrainian writer and war veteran Artur Dron refused to cooperate. We are talking about the publication of a report by Norwegian journalist Osne Seerstad “Discord: Russia from within” (Ufred - Russland fra innsiden), which, in particular, describes the story of a former fighter of the Wagner PMC.. The position of the publishing house in the commentary "

Cappelen Damm said it was " The publishing house called it “interesting, stylistically brilliant and one that opens the eyes and has a powerful emotional impact on the reader,” and also noted: “It is extremely important that the significant voices of modern Ukrainian literature are translated and worthily represented abroad.”.

Arthur Dron refused to cooperate after he learned that there was a book about Wagner in the catalog. He explained that such cooperation would mean blurring the line between aggressor and victim and would be immoral for him, “beneath the dignity of Ukrainian veterans and Ukrainians in general.”.

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“You cannot first give a voice to the murderers - whether they deserted or not - and then to the victims who are defending themselves, and thus put these books on one shelf under the logo of one publishing house,” the writer emphasized.

At the same time, Dron added that he respects the personal position of the publishing house’s representatives and their support for Ukraine. However, he considers it unacceptable to publish jointly with Russian authors or participate in the same literary events with them.

" In 2022, the publishing house printed thousands of children's books for free for Ukrainian refugees, published a Norwegian translation of the novel "

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The book “Discord: Russia from the Inside” was published in September 2025 with an initial circulation of 15 thousand copies. The total circulation has grown to 120 thousand, sales have almost reached this mark, and the publishing house is planning additional printings. According to Bernard More, the publication is not favorable to the Russian state or Russians.

“This is a sharply critical work about the cruelty, violence and indifference that characterize Russian society,” Mor said..

The publishing house emphasizes that Asne Seerstad has been one of the most authoritative authors in Europe since the publication of her book “The Kabul Bookstore” in 2002. Discord is the author's ninth book and sixth to be published by Cappelen Damm. Critics in Norway called it a masterpiece and the publication received the Norwegian Book Lovers' Prize (Bokhandlerprisen) and the Braga Prize and was shortlisted for the Norwegian Critics Association Award.

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“Since Russia has become a serious threat to all of Europe, our society needs more than ever to understand what is happening inside this country,” Mohr said, adding that there is no other book with this level of research after the outbreak of a full-scale war..

Arthur Dron until 2022 worked as an event manager at the " In March 2022, he joined the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, participated in hostilities in the Donetsk, Kharkov and Zaporozhye regions, and after being seriously wounded in October 2024 and acquired disability, he was demobilized.

Hemingway Knows Nothing is his debut collection of short prose, written while in rehab.. The first edition sold out in less than a month, the total circulation exceeded 40 thousand copies. The book was included in the list of the best publications of 2025 according to the Ukrainian PEN in the essay category.