The Baltic Saga
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The Baltic Saga
19.99 €
Yevgeny Voyskounsky's first books were written about the war, about the time of his youth during the Great Patriotic War. This is logical: who better than he, a Captain of the Third Rank, recipient of two Orders of the Red Star, and participant in the defense of Hanko and Leningrad, could write about the heroes of the everyday life of war who brought victory closer. However, it was his novel "The Crew of the Mekong," co-authored with his cousin Isai Lukodyanov, that brought him fame. It had the subtitle: "A Book about the Latest Fantastic Discoveries and Ancient Incidents, about the Mysteries of Matter and Many Adventures on Land and Sea."
Published in the early 1960s, the book became a landmark in Russian science fiction, enjoying considerable reader success alongside works by Ivan Efremov, the Strugatsky brothers, Kir Bulychev, and other renowned science fiction writers. Subsequent works followed in this popular genre. But time changes reference points. The co-author passed away. The era itself collapsed. The harsh realism of modern times pushed science fiction aside.
In his new novels, Voyskounsky no longer tells of "the mysteries of the Substance and many adventures on land and at sea." He returns to the old military theme, to the "adventures" (if one can call them that) that he experienced personally, which influenced his life and destiny. "Kronstadt," "A Small World," and "Rumyantsev Square"—these and other books by Voyskounsky are dedicated to the courage and heroism of the Baltic Fleet soldiers and the heroism of the Leningraders who endured the siege. The author emphasizes such fundamental human concepts as duty, homeland, and human responsibility to the present and future. But the pinnacle of the writer's war (and not only war) prose was the epic novel "Baltic Saga"—alas, the last book in his career—a panoramic view, a book that reflects on the events of modern Russian history through the lives of several generations of Leningraders who dedicated their lives to the navy.
Published in the early 1960s, the book became a landmark in Russian science fiction, enjoying considerable reader success alongside works by Ivan Efremov, the Strugatsky brothers, Kir Bulychev, and other renowned science fiction writers. Subsequent works followed in this popular genre. But time changes reference points. The co-author passed away. The era itself collapsed. The harsh realism of modern times pushed science fiction aside.
In his new novels, Voyskounsky no longer tells of "the mysteries of the Substance and many adventures on land and at sea." He returns to the old military theme, to the "adventures" (if one can call them that) that he experienced personally, which influenced his life and destiny. "Kronstadt," "A Small World," and "Rumyantsev Square"—these and other books by Voyskounsky are dedicated to the courage and heroism of the Baltic Fleet soldiers and the heroism of the Leningraders who endured the siege. The author emphasizes such fundamental human concepts as duty, homeland, and human responsibility to the present and future. But the pinnacle of the writer's war (and not only war) prose was the epic novel "Baltic Saga"—alas, the last book in his career—a panoramic view, a book that reflects on the events of modern Russian history through the lives of several generations of Leningraders who dedicated their lives to the navy.
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- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Russian Literature. Big Books