Solovyov and Larionov by Eugene Vodolazkin

The recipient of the 2019 Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn Prize and the author of the multi-award-winning Laurus, a sweeping novel that takes readers on a fascinating trip through one of Russia's most pivotal times. He spent his whole life in Yalta, leaving behind a great legacy of unknown memoirs. A young student in modern-day Russia is determined to discover the truth. Solovyov and Larionov is a groundbreaking and engrossing literary detective story written by one of Russia's most eminent current writers.

This is another tale that bridges the gap between the past and the present. Solovyov, a student, is working on a report about General Larionov of the White Army and his fate during Russia's Revolution and Civil War. The student travels to Crimea, which was a major battleground during the Civil War. A symposium devoted to General Larionov's life is currently happening, and strangely, the fates of the general and student become interwoven. Furthermore, the story has a subtle sarcasm regarding all of the scientific studies and conferences that the author, Eugene Vodolazkin, a medieval specialist and philologist, has firsthand knowledge of.

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