A Camel Walked Across the Steppe

“The Camel Walked Along the Steppe” is a saga of two families joined by a shared love story that begins at the end of the 19th century along the Great Silk Road and unfolds against the backdrop of the 1917 Revolution and the Great Patriotic War.

You step onto the road—and find yourself at a crossroads of life. You search for a well—and find destiny.

1896. The caravan merchant Zhou Fan travels along the Silk Road to Siberia, not suspecting that cold Russia is destined to become his home, and the golden-haired Glafira is the only sun—without which life will be impossible.

1917. His son, Evgeny, dreams of Princess Shakhovskaya, not fearing the difference in origins. Not only class barriers stand in the way of their union, but also the revolution.

1941. Decades later, their children will begin their own journeys—some at home, some abroad—only to overcome every obstacle and find the happiness their parents dreamed of.

A colorful, almost fairy-tale history—musical in its cadence and vivid in its imagery—will remind you of Guzel Yakhina’s novels. In “The Camel Walked Along the Steppe” there are many thoughts about life in Russia, the fates of generations, and the coincidences that become turning points in the history of every person.