Drawing on autobiographies, interviews, archival materials and statistical data, as well as referencing current academic literature, this book provides an in-depth and critical analysis of biographical, social and cultural phenomena, and processes related to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The integration of a plurality of theoretical frameworks (trauma, memory, decolonisation, hospitality and "hostipitality") furnishes a comprehensive insight into the multifaceted impact of war on individuals and societies and scrutinises ways of comprehending reality in periods of collective and individual experiences of disorderly social processes and feelings of alienation. This renders the work not only academically robust, but also socially significant. Contributors are: Kristina But, Marcin Deutschmann, Tomasz Ferenc, Daniel Guigui, Katarzyna Kalinowska, Nataliia Kostenko, Katarzyna Krakowska, Kamil Luczaj, Anastasiia Mykolenko, Jedrzej Olejniczak, Natalia Otrishchenko, Liudmyla Skokova, Joanna Wygnaoska.