Local author tells his story about life in Russian Military

A local author has written two books in quick succession, both outlining his time spent in the Russian military and his escape to come to Canada.

Serge Pospelov released his newest book, History of Disease: Escape, just last week and it follows on the heels of his first book, History of Disease: Army, which was released in May.

Pospelov says that it was really meant to be one book, but because it was loaded with information and contained lots of pages, they opted to publish in two volumes.

The self-published books tell the true story of Pospelov’s time spent in the Russian Army and his eventual disillusionment with life in the Russian Federation, due to corruption, disorganization and unprofessionalism in the Russian Army.

After enlisting in the Azerbaijani Army to facilitate a move to another country, he sought to immigrate to Iraq and Norway and eventually Canada.

He was being investigated by the FSB (formerly KGB) throughout the process and he managed to escape from Russia to Belarus, and then to Poland, ultimately reaching Canada.

He settled in Leamington after obtaining a job in 2000.

Some 22 months later, he managed to get his wife and daughter out of Russia and over to Leamington.

The first book covers his time in the Russian Army and the hardships and trials and tribulations associated with that, including being jailed on suspicion of espionage.

The second book details his escape from Russia and the steps that brought him to Leamington, where he now works at Nature Fresh Farms.

The books are both available on Amazon or from Pospelov’s website spospelov.com