| Author: | Mikhail Bulgakov | ISBN: | 1230002496924 |
| Publisher: | McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1971 | Publication: | August 24, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mikhail Bulgakov |
| ISBN: | 1230002496924 |
| Publisher: | McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1971 |
| Publication: | August 24, 2018 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Those who live in the midst of a Revolution often do not perceive the tidal wave of historical forces sweeping by them.
Nonetheless, they are acutely conscious of being caught up in a whirlwind. Nikolka, Alexi,and Elena Turbin are members of a middle-class family in Kiev. The time is 1918 and the nationalist Petlyura's army is outside the city. Nikolka, Alexi, and their friends go out from the warmth of their
apartment to do their part to thwart his advance. However, the Germans, who were their erstwhile protectors, leave the city and are accompanied by the military and political leaders of Kiev. The Turbins and their friends feel betrayed. After a brave but futile defense the `officers' (synonymous with upper middle class) rip off their identifying markings and attempt to blend in with the
populous at large. Looming in the background are the dreaded Bolsheviks and one gets the strong sense that the present troubles are but a hint of what is to come... A superior novel.
Those who live in the midst of a Revolution often do not perceive the tidal wave of historical forces sweeping by them.
Nonetheless, they are acutely conscious of being caught up in a whirlwind. Nikolka, Alexi,and Elena Turbin are members of a middle-class family in Kiev. The time is 1918 and the nationalist Petlyura's army is outside the city. Nikolka, Alexi, and their friends go out from the warmth of their
apartment to do their part to thwart his advance. However, the Germans, who were their erstwhile protectors, leave the city and are accompanied by the military and political leaders of Kiev. The Turbins and their friends feel betrayed. After a brave but futile defense the `officers' (synonymous with upper middle class) rip off their identifying markings and attempt to blend in with the
populous at large. Looming in the background are the dreaded Bolsheviks and one gets the strong sense that the present troubles are but a hint of what is to come... A superior novel.
