In memory of Serguei Vinogradov, a Chronicle colleague.

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On 16 December 2010, a dear friend and colleague Serguei Vinogradov passed away. His vibrant life was cut short by an insidious and harrowing disease that he fought until the bitter end. Quite simply, Serguei did not know the meaning of the words "to give up." He was always a winner, always able to find a way out of what seemed to be the most hopeless predicaments

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First as a translator and then as a writer for the UN Chronicle, Serguei was guided by his heart and sense of duty. He found himself many times in critical situations where he had to exert all his unbending will and use the enormous skill and expertise that he acquired during his service to take extremely tough decisions. In this regard, his mission with the Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo was probably one of the most stressful times in his career. Serguei's impressions of that time are well portrayed in his novel covering that tough period in his life. Serguei was...