About the Author
Victor Sebestyenwas born in Budapest and was a child when his family left Hungary as refugees. As a journalist, he has worked for numerous publications, includingThe Times,New York Times,London Evening Standard, andDaily Mail. He reported widely from Eastern Europe when Communism collapsed and t?he Berlin Wall came down in 1989, as well as covering t?he wars in former Yugoslavia and t?he breakup of t?he Soviet Union. Victor's books includeTwelve DaysandRevolution 1989. He is based in London.p
