Vladimir Makanin
Birth date: March 13, 1937
Vladimir Makanin's Books
From these stories I’ve read only Кавказский пленный (The Captive of the Caucasus). It is short story about war and beauty. The main theme is that beauty couldn’t save world and itself. Set in First Chechen War (1990-ties) a Russian soldier Рубахин (Rubahin) captures a young and beautiful Chechen so...
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