The Novice
10 hrs. 32 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Vladimir Poselyagin
Author
Vladimir Poselyagin
Narrator
Semyon Vashchenko
Narrator
Semyon Vashchenko
An interesting combination of alternative history and time travel: the main character, Max, unexpectedly finds himself from modern-day Russia in the USSR of 1969—and then he is transported to 1903, where he has to influence the course of the Russo-Japanese War.
Could an unusual boy from an ordinary Moscow orphanage dream of moving from Russia in 2016 to the Soviet Union of 1969? Yes—dreams were exactly his thing. The reason: he slipped and lost consciousness. Not a cast and a concussion—just surprise, joy, and the surrounding past.
World history is full of changes. Another relocation and a new year—1903. The Russo-Japanese War is about to begin, and Max can’t miss this chance. He needs to act quickly and decisively to make it in time.
Max succeeds in time. Although the start of the Russo-Japanese War coincides with historical events, his advice and information did not change the beginning. But the subsequent course of events changed due to his involvement. A third force enters the war—reckless and unabashed.
Could an unusual boy from an ordinary Moscow orphanage dream of moving from Russia in 2016 to the Soviet Union of 1969? Yes—dreams were exactly his thing. The reason: he slipped and lost consciousness. Not a cast and a concussion—just surprise, joy, and the surrounding past.
World history is full of changes. Another relocation and a new year—1903. The Russo-Japanese War is about to begin, and Max can’t miss this chance. He needs to act quickly and decisively to make it in time.
Max succeeds in time. Although the start of the Russo-Japanese War coincides with historical events, his advice and information did not change the beginning. But the subsequent course of events changed due to his involvement. A third force enters the war—reckless and unabashed.
