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The Quiet Don River (a Collection of Famous Translations of World Literary Famous Names)
General Fiction静静的顿河（世界文学名著名译典藏）
(soviet) Mikhail Sholokhov
"The Quiet Don" is a work by the famous Soviet writer Mikhail Alexanderovich Sholokhov. "The Quiet Don" is an immortal masterpiece in the Russian literary world. The novel was conceived in 1926, and the four parts were published in 1928, 1929, 1933 and 1940 respectively, which lasted 14 years. This book shows the suffering of the Cossacks in the Don River region, a unique group of Russian society from 1912 to 1922, in the First World War, the February Revolution, the October Revolution, and the Civil War. The protagonist Grigory is a Cossack who grew up on the banks of the Don River. He wavers between his wife Natalia and his lover Aksinia, and wanders between revolution and counter-revolution. He is both a hero and a victim. He has all the beautiful qualities of a Cossack - bravery, integrity, and fearlessness of rape. At the same time, he also has various Cossack prejudices and limitations. At the juncture of rapid historical changes, he wanders at the crossroads of life. The author uses tragic means to create an image of a man with a distinctive personality. From Gregory, readers can feel the author's respect for people.
"The Quiet Don" is a work by the famous Soviet writer Mikhail Alexanderovich Sholokhov. "The Quiet Don" is an immortal masterpiece in the Russian literary world. The novel was conceived in 1926, and the four parts were published in 1928, 1929, 1933 and 1940 respectively, which lasted 14 years. This book shows the suffering of the Cossacks in the Don River region, a unique group of Russian society from 1912 to 1922, in the First World War, the February Revolution, the October Revolution, and the Civil War. The protagonist Grigory is a Cossack who grew up on the banks of the Don River. He wavers between his wife Natalia and his lover Aksinia, and wanders between revolution and counter-revolution. He is both a hero and a victim. He has all the beautiful qualities of a Cossack - bravery, integrity, and fearlessness of rape. At the same time, he also has various Cossack prejudices and limitations. At the juncture of rapid historical changes, he wanders at the crossroads of life. The author uses tragic means to create an image of a man with a distinctive personality. From Gregory, readers can feel the author's respect for people.