That City
14 hrs. 4 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Olga Kromer
Author
Olga Kromer
Narrator
Dmitry Chepusov
Narrator
Dmitry Chepusov
Description
A debut novel: a fantastic story about escaping the GULAG
“Тhat City” is a story about how legends help people survive. How a secret place in the middle of the taiga, free from all regimes, saved not only those who dared to escape from the GULAG, but also those who decided to stay and simply live.
The book continues the series “Unhistorical Novel” and closely covers roughly half a century, from the 1930s to the 1980s. This isn’t a strictly chronological description of an era, but a tangle of several fates, at the core of which lies the story of the GULAG and the rehabilitation of memory—subjective, mythologized selectivity of recollections, and a subtle overlay of legends from more recent times. This is a text about the inalienable right to freedom of speech and hope.
“Тhat City” is a story about how legends help people survive. How a secret place in the middle of the taiga, free from all regimes, saved not only those who dared to escape from the GULAG, but also those who decided to stay and simply live.
The book continues the series “Unhistorical Novel” and closely covers roughly half a century, from the 1930s to the 1980s. This isn’t a strictly chronological description of an era, but a tangle of several fates, at the core of which lies the story of the GULAG and the rehabilitation of memory—subjective, mythologized selectivity of recollections, and a subtle overlay of legends from more recent times. This is a text about the inalienable right to freedom of speech and hope.
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