The fate of man. Don stories. Sholokhov M.A.

“The fate of man” (1956-1957) is a piercing story about the times of the Great Patriotic War. One of the first works of Soviet literature, in which the war is shown truthfully and clearly. Captivity, German concentration camps, escape, returning to the front, loss of loved ones, a difficult post -war period, an attempt to find a native soul, escape from loneliness. The story was filmed by Sergey Bondarchuk, he played the main role in it - the film of the novice director received the main prize of the Moscow Film Festival in 1959.

“Don stories” (1924-1926) - this is a collection of 6 stories describing the events of the Civil War. Although Don remains the place of action, with his special flavor and a specific Cossack spirit, it is obvious that the events in these short stories can be projected throughout Russia - the war exposes feelings, it is at such a bloody time when the boundaries of the permitted is erased, it becomes more clearly who could save dignity and remain a person, and who is not.