Wanderers. Gold of Aldan
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Wanderers. Gold of Aldan
14.99 €
This edition includes the first two books of Kamil Ziganshin's epic novel, comparable in scope and masterful execution to "The Odyssey" or "Quiet Flows the Don." This saga is dedicated to a branch of the Russian people no less important than the Don Cossacks—the Old Believers.
The novel "Skitniki" introduces the reader to an Old Believer community that emerged in the Vetluzhsky forests by the mid-19th century, overcoming a difficult journey through the Urals and Siberia, settling in the Transbaikal region, and then being driven into the wilderness of the Aldan Highlands. "The Gold of Aldan" recounts the dramatic events in the life of the community from 1922 to 1955, closely intertwined with the fate of a detachment of White Guards who took refuge in the taiga after the defeat of General Pepeliaev's army.
Kamil Ziganshin's saga is dedicated to the heroism of those who preserved ancient Russian culture and religiosity in its pristine purity, setting an example of remarkable spiritual fortitude and centuries-long devotion to their faith. The Raskol is one of the gravest scars left on Russian civilization, and at the same time, a remarkably life-affirming testimony to the resilience of the Russian people and their ability to coexist and thrive with people of other cultures and faiths.
The novel "Skitniki" introduces the reader to an Old Believer community that emerged in the Vetluzhsky forests by the mid-19th century, overcoming a difficult journey through the Urals and Siberia, settling in the Transbaikal region, and then being driven into the wilderness of the Aldan Highlands. "The Gold of Aldan" recounts the dramatic events in the life of the community from 1922 to 1955, closely intertwined with the fate of a detachment of White Guards who took refuge in the taiga after the defeat of General Pepeliaev's army.
Kamil Ziganshin's saga is dedicated to the heroism of those who preserved ancient Russian culture and religiosity in its pristine purity, setting an example of remarkable spiritual fortitude and centuries-long devotion to their faith. The Raskol is one of the gravest scars left on Russian civilization, and at the same time, a remarkably life-affirming testimony to the resilience of the Russian people and their ability to coexist and thrive with people of other cultures and faiths.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the series Russia's Literary Compass