Sholokhov. The Illegitimate

40 hrs. 51 min.

Language Russian

Author Zakhar Prilepin

Narrator Kirill Petrov

Description

Mikhail Sholokhov is one of the greatest writers of the 20th century, the author of epic works devoted to revolutionary events in Russia and above all on his native Upper Don. By right considered a Soviet patriot and an ardent communist, he was at the same time constantly subjected to criticism; he defended the victims of repression and himself barely avoided being dealt with by overzealous Chekists. Loved by millions of readers, he was a stranger to the envious literary elite, among which the still not eradicated version was born—that the most famous Sholokhov novel “And Quiet Flows the Don” was written not by him, but by another author or by a whole group of “literary black men.”

In his new full-scale biography, the well-known writer, publicist, and politician Zakhar Prilepin convincingly debunks this and other legends surrounding the classic’s name. Step by step, as he walks with the hero through his life and creative path, Prilepin shows that not only Sholokhov’s books, but also his fate, are relevant to us today.