A true story that reaches across generations — and speaks to our world today.
In the Vortex of Fate (Paperback Edition) takes the reader deep into the heart of Ukraine during the Second World War — into the same fields and towns that, even today, echo once again with the sounds of conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
This book is more than a war memoir. It is a living testimony — a journey through the eyes of Janez Hribar, a young man who fell into Russian captivity and survived the unimaginable brutality of Soviet labor camps. His story, recorded in his own words, reveals what happens to a soldier when humanity is stripped away, when freedom is replaced by fear, and when the will to live becomes the only weapon left.
As you turn its pages, you begin to understand not only the cost of war, but also the fragility of peace. You feel the hunger, the cold, the silence — and you realize how easily everything we take for granted can disappear.

This book makes you pause before every meal. It makes you value the roof above your head. It makes you grateful for every day lived in peace.
In the Vortex of Fate reminds us that the lessons of history are not distant echoes — they are warnings. It shows us that dialogue is stronger than hatred, and that empathy is the only true victory humanity can claim.
It is better to read this book than to believe in the illusion of war. Because once you read it, you will no longer wish for war — you will wish for understanding.
A masterpiece of truth and survival, In the Vortex of Fate is written with such authenticity and emotional depth that every reader finishes it changed — aware that peace and freedom are the most precious gifts we have.