Novel
В городе Верном
Not translated into English
Dmitry Snegin · 1970
Synopsis
A historical and revolutionary novel, in two books and three parts, about Verny, the future Alma-Ata, at the beginning of the twentieth century: the life of a distant march of the Russian Empire where revolutionary ideas spread, then the period of the revolution and the establishment of Soviet power in the city.
Context
The three parts appeared in 1956, 1959 and 1970; the five-volume works of 1981 group them under two titles, На краю света and Мы из Семиречья. The Karaganda regional library sees in it the story of the revolutionary years and of the birth of the Soviet regime in Alma-Ata, Knigogid that of a remote march of the Empire won over by the new ideas. Its author was born in the city he describes; researchers at al-Farabi University rank the book among his major works on the history of Verny.
Who it is for
A historical fresco in Russian, to be read to discover the birth of Alma-Ata, from the steppe fort to the Soviet city.
Prizes and reception
The novel was included in the first two volumes of its author's works, published by Zhazushy in 1981.
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