Things That Were and Things That Weren't: The Battle
17 hrs. 1 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Boris Vasilyev
Author
Boris Vasilyev
Narrator
Leonid Derkach
Narrator
Leonid Derkach
Boris Vasiliev’s epic novel “There Were and There Were Not” is dedicated to Russia liberating Bulgaria from Ottoman rule (1877–1878). The appearance of Russian troops in Bulgaria sparked a rise in the national liberation struggle of the Bulgarian people. It was a struggle against all kinds of tyranny—which explains the mass heroism of Russian and Bulgarian soldiers and officers. The joint fight for a just cause had a huge influence on the spiritual formation of the Russian intelligentsia. This main idea of the novel is embodied by its main characters—members of the Olexins’ large family, direct participants in the events depicted. The young Olexins’ search for truth and justice reflects the difficult quest that was so characteristic of the advanced youth of that time.
1.
The Cardsharp and the Swashbuckler, the Gambler and the Duelist
(narrated by
Vyacheslav Gerasimov)
2.
Facts and Fictions: The Oleksins
(narrated by
Leonid Derkach)
2.1.
Facts and Fiction: The Crossing
(narrated by
Leonid Derkach)
2.2.
Things That Were and Things That Weren't: The Battle
3.
Ease My Sorrows...
(narrated by
Vyacheslav Gerasimov)
4.
And There Was Evening and There Was Morning
(narrated by
Nikolay Koziy)
5.
The House That Grandfather Built
(narrated by
Margarita Ivanova)
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