Строговы

by Georgy Markov, Георгий Марков, А. Дудин (Illustrator)

Romaanis on kujutatud Strogovite perekonna kolme põlve elukäigu kaudu Siberi külaelu XIX sajandi teisest poolest alates kuni XX sajandi kahekümnendate aastateni. Maalides värvikaid pilte taigasügavusse peidetud Hundiaugu külakolka elust, toob kirjanik eredalt välja üha kasvava ja süveneva võitluse kehvikute ja külakurnajate vahel.

Paperback

First published January 1, 1952

About the author

Georgy Mokeevich Markov (Гео́ргий Моке́евич Ма́рков)— was a Soviet/Russian writer and playwright, journalist, war correspondent. Chairman of the Board of the Writers' Union of the USSR (1986-1989), before the first secretary of the board (1971-1986).

His wife was the writer Agnia Kuznetsova

Twice Hero of Socialist Labor (1974 and 1984). Laureate of the Lenin Prize (1976), the Stalin Prize of the third degree (1952), the State Prize of the RSFSR named after I. br. Vasilievs (1984) and the Lenin Komsomol Prize (1980). Member of the CPSU (b) since 1946.

Reviews

[Ivar Volmar · Rating 3 out of 5]

Esimesed 500 lehekülge oli päris hea ajalooline külaromaan, aga viimased 100 lehte tundusid küll olevat preemia saamiseks kirjutatud.

[Azure Dawn · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bro the plot is geniusly entertaining! I read the whole thing in like a week! And its long! Some scenes are genuinely striking! Like the scene when the old guy survives the execution by accident and wakes up, then looks up and sees an endless sea of starts, realising he is alive... Just... oh my god. This is so good! Also the scene where they organise a revolutionary meeting in the prison - so tense, so good!
The characters are also SOOO good! The revolutionaries - amazing! People from the village - loveable! Villans - hateable, dangerous, yet not moustache-twirling!

But then... the ideological part of the book is just over the top. You can ignore it for the most of the book, but when main characters go and meet fking Lenin... Wha???... I was actually laughing.
Also old man’s death was kinda weird and badly paced.
Overall, an amazing book, but I understand why it wasn’t translated to English (and of was, then i understand why it wasn’t popular).