The White Guard

by Mikhail Bulgakov, Michael Glenny

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The White Guardis less famous than Mikhail Bulgakov's comic hit, The Master and Margarita, but it is a lovely book, though completely different in tone. It is set in Kiev during the Russian revolution and tells a story about the war's effect on a middle-class family (not workers). The story was not politically correct and thereby contributed to Bulgakov's lifelong troubles with the Soviet authorities. It was, however, well-loved, and the novel was turned into a successful play at the time of its publication in 1967.

Book Details

ISBN13	9780099490661
ISBN10	0099490668
Series/Work	OL260421W View on OpenLibrary
Publisher	Vintage Classics
Language	ENG
Created At	January 30, 2025
Updated At	January 30, 2025
Last OL update	January 18, 2025

Subjects

Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author) Fiction Fiction, historical Fiction, historical, general Fiction, war & military Good and evil History Literature Literature & literary studies Revolution, 1917-1921 Slavic philology Social aspects Social life and customs Soviet union, history, revolution, 1917-1921, fiction Translations into French Ukraine, fiction War stories

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