Set in Kiev during the Russian revolution, this book tells a story about the war's effect on a middle-class family. Turned into a successful play on publication, it also received hostile reviews for the sympathetic portrayal of White officers. It was banned in 1929, reinstated in 1932, but published...

Set in Kiev during the Russian revolution, this book tells a story about the war's effect on a middle-class family. Turned into a successful play on publication, it also received hostile reviews for the sympathetic portrayal of White officers. It was banned in 1929, reinstated in 1932, but published only in 1955.