TY  - BOOK
AU  -  Bulgakov, Mikhail
AU  - Cockrell, Roger
TI  - The white guard
SN  - 9781847496201
AV  - PG3476 .B78 B513 2008
PY  - 2016///
CY  - London
PB  - Alma Classics
KW  - Ukraine
KW  - History
KW  - Revolution, 1917-1921
KW  - Fiction
KW  - Historical fiction
N1  - Translated from the Russian; First published in 1966; Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - Set in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev during the chaotic winter of 1918–19, The White Guard, Bulgakov’s first full-length novel, tells the story of a Russian-speaking family trapped in circumstances that threaten to destroy them. As in Tolstoy’s War and Peace, the narrative centres on the stark contrast between the cosy domesticity of family life on the one hand, and wide-ranging and destructive historical events on the other.

The result is a disturbing, often shocking story – illuminated, however, by shafts of light that testify to people’s resilience, humanity and ability to love in even the most adverse circumstances
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