“The Unafraid Generation” is a novel by Aleksandr Lapin, the second book of the cycle “The Russian Cross,” genre: modern Russian literature. The “Russian Cross” cycle is “a saga of a generation.” An intimate diary covering a sweeping period from the late 20th to the early 21st century reveals the twists and turns of four school friends’ fates against the backdrop of historic events. For the first time, the author introduces the reader to the novel’s main characters in “The Lost Paradise”—a lyrical narrative about school youth. The second book of the novel, “The Unafraid Generation,” is about growing up, choosing a path, difficult decisions, and responsibility for them. Life will split the grown-up heroes across different sides of the barricades, where each will defend his own truth. And it is precisely this “unafraid generation,” whose youth fell on the tranquil 1970s, that will later spark a real revolution and change the country’s entire face. But to arrive at a new picture of the world, they will have to overcome many trials.