Belaia Gvardiia
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9785891360181 (5891360187)
Publisher: Nash Dom-L'Age D'Homme
Pages no: 277
Edition language: English
I was advised by a Russian professor not to worry too much about how was fighting for what and why and just enjoy the writing and characterisation. Best advice I got, as once I stopped worrying about not knowing enough about Ukrainian politics around 1918, I adored this book.
"Great and terrible was the year that followed the second revolution."A tough read because of the amounts of referencing for further information that was needed - didn't know enough about the times and the people involved before embarking. Of course, that is not the fault of the book, which was supe...