The Don Flows Home to the Sea

Mikhail Aleksandrovich Sholokhov (1905-1984) was born in Russia in the land of the Cossacks. During the Russian civil war he fought on the side of the revolutionaries, and in 1922 he moved to Moscow to become a journalist. This book provides an earthy and vivid portrayal of Cossack life during the tumultuous period of the Russian Civil War (1917-1921). It chronicles how World War I, revolution, and civil war transform the lives and society of the Don Cossacks, who find themselves caught in the fighting and torn between their traditional culture and the ideals of the ongoing revolution. The narrative follows the main character, Grigori Melekhov, as he navigates the changing political landscape and the human emotions of people caught up in the conflict. (Samengesteld met AI)