Letters of Heroes

12 hrs. 6 min.

Language Russian

Author Andrey Maksimushkin

Narrator Andrey Finagin

The first volume of the cycle “Letters of Living People.” An alternative history. The story centers on several generations of a single family whose lives unfold through wars, shifts of regimes, and grand historical experiments. The narrative is revealed through letters, diary entries, and memoirs that preserve the intonations and spirit of the time. Andrey Maksimushkin is a modern Russian author who has written about two dozen books; among his cycles are “Revenge,” “Bombers,” “Riona,” and others.

The terrible year of 1917 does not turn into a catastrophe here: the state holds firm, and the empire remains intact at the very edge. Russia reaps the fruits of victory, rapidly develops industry, and grows wealthy under Emperor Alexei. However, Versailles proves not to be peace, but merely a pause—Europe is engulfed again by a great war. The Russian army and navy are ready to curb aggression, and it is far more difficult to trample the interests of the country than it seems: for any blow and any challenge, Emperor Alexei has an answer. Beneath the monarch’s outward softness lies a steel will.

Tank formations go into action, while aircraft carriers flying under the Andreevsky flag strike at the enemies of the empire. From a chain of events—a border skirmish, a fuel embargo, and the sinking by the British of a Russian vessel—the Great Ocean War flares up. The world is swept by fire, but breaking the Russians is impossible: this nation knows how to defend its interests anywhere on the planet.

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