Quiet Don River
by (soviet Union) Mikhail Sholokhov
About This Novel
The fictional character has walked through the real history of war and peace, and only he dares to write the cruel truth on the battlefield. From the 1910s to the 1920s, Russia experienced World War I, the February Revolution, and the October Revolution, leading to social turmoil and dramatic changes. The young Grigory has the character of Meng Lang, who is naive and straightforward. He just wants to live a comfortable and self-sufficient life, but he eventually becomes a Cossack militia like his father and brother. Even though Gregory was unruly by nature, traditional family values and the numerous factions in society did not allow him to do as he pleased: his wife and lover wanted him to make a choice, and the Red Army and the White Army wanted him to be loyal... He was brave and upright, but he was always motivated and jumped repeatedly, and ultimately lost both sides. He fought tirelessly for freedom in confusion, but could only move towards despair step by step. The novel tells the tragedy of an authentic and innocent person being crushed step by step in a troubled world full of contradictions and opposition.
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