The White Guard

Discover Mikhail Bugakov's classic literary love letter to the city of Kyiv. Drawing closely on Bulgakov's personal experiences of the horrors of civil war as a young doctor, The White Guard takes place in Kyiv, 1918, a time of turmoil and suffocating uncertainty as the Bolsheviks, Socialists and Germans fight for control of the city. It tells the story of the Turbins, a once-wealthy Russian family, as they are forced to come to terms with revolution and a new regime. Bulgakov's first novel, The White Guard is one of the greatest works of twentieth century Russian literature. As epic a chronicle of life and death in the Russian Empire as War and Peace. 'The tumultuous atmosphere of the Ukrainian revolution and civil war is brilliantly evoked' Daily TelegraphAuthor: Bulgakov, Mikhail,author Contributors: Bulgakov, Mikhail,author Binding: paperback Number Of Pages: 304 Publication Date: Release Date: Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis Published/Release Date: 6 Jul 2006 Format: Paperback / softback Publisher/Studio/Brand: Vintage Publishing Author/Director/Artist: Mikhail Bulgakov Dimension (cm): 198x130x20 mm Package Dimension (cm): 21x195x130 mm Item Weight (g): 216 Package Weight (g): 222