"Paradise Under the Shadow of Swords" is the first of their three novels in the "Scaffold" cycle devoted to the Caucasian war of the 19th century and based on documentary materials from participants of those events.
The Russo-Caucasian war was a grand and dramatic phenomenon in Russian history. It lasted about sixty years and cost Russia enormous financial expenditures and human sacrifices. Without understanding the events of those years, it is impossible to grasp today’s tragedy — a prolonged, тяжелую and difficult situation in the Caucasus.