A little prince. Planet of people. Saint-Exupery A.

The present publication includes the novels of the recognized classic of the domestic prose of Valentin Rasputin “Little Dates” and “Fire”. The worldly situation in the story “The Lear”, which the writer himself called the main of his books, develops into deep thoughts about the fate of the Russian village, about the moral development of society. Without a sense of blood and spiritual connection of generations, “life that is not confirmed by the meaning of the soul” becomes simply an existence.

The story “Fire” appeared in a turning point for the country: years of perestroika, market relations and timelessness have shifted the emphasis of moral values. The author is sure that, betraying his small homeland, a person loses the origins of the most important thing in life. A fire flashed in the village is a kind of punishment for people for the sin of unconsciousness and unconsciousness.