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Mikhail Sholokhov’s groundbreaking epic novel gives a sweeping depiction of Russian life and culture in the early 20th century. In the same vein as War and Peace, by Leo Tolstoy, And Quiet Flows the Don gives listeners a glimpse into many aspects of Russian culture, and the choices a country makes when faced with war and destruction.

Public Domain (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Classics Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction War Russia
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This story covers the story of a family around the time of world war 1. It is descriptive and insightful, a wonderful book.

An amazing Russian novel

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A wonderful novel about life among the Don Cossacks in the period before the Russian Revolution. And that's the problem, it ends during World War I. Sholokov's 4 volume work carried on through the Russian Revolution and the subsequent civil war between 'White' and 'Red' Russians. The version on Audible is only identified as 'Volume 1' - although if they're using Stephen Garry's translation that may actually be Sholokov's volume 1&2 - because Garry amalgamated the first 2 volumes as 'And Quiet Flows the Don' and volumes 3&4 as 'The Don Flows Home to the Sea.' Unfortunately Audible don't tell us whether we have half the complete work or only a quarter. It's still well worth it on its own but it would be nice to get hold of the complete text.

Where's the Rest of it?

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Enjoyed the first volume but was expecting the audiobook to be the complete 4 volumes.

Only first volume is in this audiobook

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The opening chapters could be many families anywhere in the world, the stories are the same, family, love, betrayals, affairs etc. But then the 1st war war interrupts life, and just like stories I heard from other eras, people change. The book does point out the pointlessness of war, and how the lower ranks are treated as fodder by the upper classes. One can be begin to understand why the Russian Revolution happened. Are things any better? Doubtful.
Living a life in a backwater is the best option, trust family, control lust, eat well and read, read, read. That's the way to contentment

THE WAY TO CONTENTMENT.

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Book 1 of 4 of Sholikhovs Cossack History. Rudnicki has a great voice .looking forward to the release of the other 3

Great Cossack History

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