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?Belaja gvardija? - ne prosto roman, no svoeobraznaja ?hronika vremeni? - hronika, uvidennaja cherez prizmu vosprijatija ?detej strashnyh let Rossii?. Tragedija izdergannoj dvorjanskoj sem'i, zadyhajushhejsja v krovavom vodovorote grazhdanskoj vojny, pod perom Bulgakova obretaet... Read Full Overview

First published in 1925, 'The White Guard' is an engrossing book in which a Kyiv family is caught up in the Ukrainian War of Independence. Written by Mikhail Bulgakov, a Russian writer, medical doctor, and playwright active in the first half of the 20th century.

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In the Ukrainian capital Kiev ('the City'), life has become frightening and fragile. Bulgakov's first full-length novel is set in the harsh and chaotic winter of 1918-19, as power struggles start to play out with brutal consequences. Echoing Tolstoy's approach in War and Peace,... Read Full Overview