Island of Crimea. Aksyonov V.

The island of Crimea was written by Vasily Aksyonov in 1977-1979 and was first published in the United States in 1981, after the author left the USSR. Brilliant utopia and at the same time anti -utopia, political satire, detective - all this is the “island of Crimea”. The plot of the novel is built on two assumptions: what if the Crimea were a full -fledged island and what if during the civil war he went to the white? The action of the novel unfolds in the 1970s. In the alternative history created by Aksyonov, Crimea turned into a successful state in relation to Russia. Nevertheless, the main character is driven by the idea of ​​common fate, the idea of ​​reuniting with Russia. His dream is carried out, but free Crimea is destroyed, absorbed in the Soviet colossus.

Each new generation of readers interprets this novel in its own way, at every new stage of history, new meanings are found in it, and the rapid development of the Crimean peninsula in recent years He convinces anyone - regardless of political views - that the author of this amazing book had an extraordinary gift of foresight.