"Second-Hand Time" is a non-fiction book by Russian author Svetlana Alexievich, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2015. The book is a collection of interviews with ordinary people in post-Soviet Russia, capturing their personal experiences and emotions during the tumultuous transition from communism to a market economy. Through these narratives, Alexievich explores themes of loss, nostalgia, and the search for identity in a rapidly changing society. The voices of her interviewees reflect the complexities of life in a country grappling with its past and uncertain future, providing a poignant insight into the human condition.