In the novel “The Road,” set during the period of constructing the West Siberian railway main line through the life of engineer-writer-traveler Garin-Mikhailovsky, Vladimir Chivilikhin examines questions of the development of the state.
Some chapters take place in Samara Governorate, so the work is of special interest to residents of this region. Here’s what the program “City. History. Events,” broadcast from Samara, says about the novel:
The novel “Road” was not finished by Vladimir Chivilikhin and was first published in 1989 together with other previously unpublished works by the writer.