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Book - The History War 

Larry Towell 

The History War is a book of photographs, collages and ephemera which beings with a timeline tracing Ukraine’s evolution from the 5th century and its long struggle for independence. The book is divided into six narratives documenting the events and people Larry Towell encountered in his many journeys to Ukraine.

Towell first visited Ukraine at the time of the Maidan uprising in 2014, witnessing the final days of the violent clashes between the protestors and police in Kyiv. His photographs show the civilians behind makeshift barricades with home-made weapons, the heavily shielded police and the... 

Larry Towell 2024

Artifact. Larry Towell Collection.
Ukrainian headdress. 

Larry Towell 2024

Ephemera collected by Larry Towell during his trips to Ukraine.... 

Larry Towell 2024

Ephemera collected by Larry Towell during his trips to Ukraine.... 

Larry Towell 2024

Ephemera collected by Larry Towell during his trips to Ukraine.... 

Larry Towell 2024

Ephemera collected by Larry Towell during his trips to Ukraine.... 

Larry Towell 2024

Ephemera collected by Larry Towell during his trips to Ukraine.... 

Larry Towell 2024

Ephemera collected by Larry Towell during his trips to Ukraine.... 

Larry Towell 2024

Ephemera collected by Larry Towell during his trips to Ukraine.... 

Larry Towell 2024

Ephemera collected by Larry Towell during his trips to Ukraine.... 

Larry Towell 2024

Ephemera collected by Larry Towell during his trips to Ukraine.... 

Larry Towell 2024

Ephemera collected by Larry Towell during his trips to Ukraine.... 

Larry Towell 2024

Ephemera collected by Larry Towell during his trips to Ukraine.... 

Larry Towell 2024

Ephemera collected by Larry Towell during his trips to Ukraine.... 

Larry Towell 2024

Ephemera collected by Larry Towell during his trips to Ukraine.... 

Larry Towell 2024

Ephemera collected by Larry Towell during his trips to Ukraine.... 

Larry Towell 2024

Ephemera collected by Larry Towell during his trips to Ukraine.... 

Larry Towell 2024

Artifact. Larry Towell Collection.
Home-made shield used during... 

Larry Towell 2024

Ephemera collected by Larry Towell during his trips to Ukraine.... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv. February 2014. Protester at a barricade on Hrushvesko... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv. February, 2014. A self-defense member at a barricade... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv. February 2014. Barricade in Independence (Maidan)... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv. February 2014. A demonstrator prays with her hand... 
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Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv. February 22, 2014. Memorial service for two demonstrators... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv. February, 2014. Protesters fighting riot police... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv. February 2014. Euromaidan Uprising. Protesters... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv. February 2014. Protesters clean away debris and... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv. February, 2014. Protesters and self-defence members... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv. February 2014. Protesters and self-defence members... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv. February 2014. Self-defence unit at a barricade... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv. February 2014. Independence square during clashes... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv. February 2014. Demonstrators with molotov cocktails.... 

Larry Towell 2024

Plate from Larry Towell's book "The History War." (Gost, 2024.)... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv. February, 2014. Self defense members behind barricades... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv. February 2014. Leader of the Euromaidan movement,... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv. February 2014. Protesters celebrate in Independence... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv. February 18, 2014. Protester wounded during a... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Donetsk, East Ukraine. December 3, 2014. Pro-Russian... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Petrovskyi neighborhood, Donetsk, East Ukraine. November... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Petrovskyi neighborhood, Donetsk, East Ukraine. November... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Petrovskyi neighborhood, Donetsk. November 24, 2014.... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Petrovskyi neighborhood, Donetsk, East Ukraine. November... 

Larry Towell 2017

UKRAINE. Pesky, Frontline. 2017. Veteran at the front line who... 

Larry Towell 2017

UKRAINE. Pesky, Frontline. 2017. Veteran at the front line who... 

Larry Towell 2016

UKRAINE. Luhansk region. Komyshuvakha. February, 2016. Ukrainian... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv, Ukraine. December 9, 2014. Amputee walks down... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv, Ukraine. December 9, 2014. Ivan, sapper for the... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv, Ukraine. December 9, 2014. Ivan's hands. Ivan,... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv, Ukraine. December 9, 2014. Roses and a visitor.... 

Larry Towell 2014

UKRAINE. Kyiv, Ukraine. December 9, 2014. Eye Injury. Wounded... 

Larry Towell 2016

UKRAINE. Artemivsk. 2016. Near the frontline. Shrapnel from... 

Larry Towell 2016

UKRAINE. Komyshuvakha (Luhansk area). 2016. Kultchitsky Batallion.... 

Larry Towell 2016

UKRAINE. Artemivsk. 2016. Near the front line. A soldier nicknamed... 

Larry Towell 2016

UKRAINE. Artemivsk. 2016. Near the front line. “Snake” with a... 

Larry Towell 2017

UKRAINE. Pesky, Frontline. 2017. Destroyed village on the front... 

Larry Towell 2017

UKRAINE. Pesky, Frontline. 2017. Soldier on the frontline, 600... 

Larry Towell 2017

UKRAINE. Pesky, Frontline. 2017. Soldier on the frontline, 600... 

Larry Towell 2016

UKRAINE. Artemivsk. March, 2016. Near the frontline. Volodia... 

Larry Towell 2016

Ukraine. Artemivsk. 2016. Near the frontline. Hospital beds.... 

Larry Towell 2016

UKRAINE. Kyiv. 2016. Foreign War Museum commemorating WWII (The... 

Larry Towell 2016

UKRAINE. Komyshuvakha. 2016. Trenches leading into underground... 
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