The rivers remember their shores. Ivanov N.F.

The novel of the famous Russian writer Nikolai Ivanov “Rivers remember their shores”-a piercing narrative of modern life, Roman Saga about the family of a Bryansk forestry, former partisan Fedor Burashin, who protects the forest infected with Chernobyl. By the will of the officer fate, the youngest of his sons “Intelligence Service of the GRU”, Captain Egor Burashin during the assignment is captured in South America. Having survived and overcoming incredible difficulties, he returns to his homeland on the day when the Soviet Union collapses, instead of the title of Hero of the Soviet Union, he receives a position in the protection of B. Yeltsin, events in Belovezhskaya Pushcha, which he cannot prevent, take place before his eyes. Then the service in the unspoken external observation, bumming in order to penetrate as a “chamber colonel” into prison to a valuable witness. But October of the 93rd comes, and he is left alone again with his fate, he is also waiting for him in his native village Zhurinichi, the orphans and the teacher Vera.

Nikolai Ivanova himself, the chairman of the Writers of Russia, the author of many books and laureate of prestigious literary awards are called the “trench writer” for his desire to get material for his works directly in “hot spots.”

In 2022, the novel “Rivers Remes their shores” was awarded the National Literary Prize named after V.G. Rasputin.