The Blacksmith
12 hrs. 6 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Leonid Blyakher
Author
Leonid Blyakher
Narrator
Vladislav Gorbylyev
Narrator
Vladislav Gorbylyev
I absolutely do not agree to die.
Among the first explorers who conquered the endless expanses from Lake Baikal to the Pacific Ocean, Onufry Stepanov, nicknamed the Smith, is certainly not among the front ranks. He was literate, knew mechanics and counting. Under his command, a small detachment of Cossacks conquered the land along the shores of the Amur with its numerous and warlike population. For almost six years he repelled the onslaught of multi-thousand armies of the Qing Empire. In the end, his detachment was ambushed, and Onufry Stepanov died.
And that’s the very strange person into whose life our contemporary is drawn. A bit of a businessman, a bit a metalworker, a bit a historian—having graduated from the history department even back in Soviet years. And he absolutely does not agree to die. What comes of all this, you’ll find out if you listen to the book.
Among the first explorers who conquered the endless expanses from Lake Baikal to the Pacific Ocean, Onufry Stepanov, nicknamed the Smith, is certainly not among the front ranks. He was literate, knew mechanics and counting. Under his command, a small detachment of Cossacks conquered the land along the shores of the Amur with its numerous and warlike population. For almost six years he repelled the onslaught of multi-thousand armies of the Qing Empire. In the end, his detachment was ambushed, and Onufry Stepanov died.
And that’s the very strange person into whose life our contemporary is drawn. A bit of a businessman, a bit a metalworker, a bit a historian—having graduated from the history department even back in Soviet years. And he absolutely does not agree to die. What comes of all this, you’ll find out if you listen to the book.
