Шолохов. Незаконный

Mikhail Sholokhov - odin iz krupneĭshikh pisateleĭ KhKh veka, avtor ėpicheskikh proizvedeniĭ, posvi͡ashchennykh revoli͡ut͡sionnym sobytii͡am v Rossii i prezhde vsego na ego rodnom Verkhnem Donu. Po pravu schitai͡asʹ sovetskim patriotom i ubezhdennym kommunistom, on v to zhe vremi͡a postoi͡anno podvergalsi͡a postoi͡annoĭ kritike, zashchishchal zhertv repressiĭ i sam edva izbezhal raspravy retivykh chekistov. Li͡ubimyĭ millionami chitateleĭ, on byl chuzhim dli͡a zavistlivogo literaturnogo bomonda, v srede kotorogo rodilasʹ do sikh por ne izzhitai͡a versii͡a o tom, chto samyĭ znamenityĭ sholokhovskiĭ roman "Tikhiĭ Don" napisan ne im, a drugim avtorom ili t͡seloĭ gruppoĭ "literaturnykh negrov". V svoeĭ novoĭ polnomasshtabnoĭ biografii Sholokhova izvestnyĭ pisatelʹ, publit͡sist, politik Zakhar Prilepin ubeditelʹno razoblachaet ėtu i drugie legendy, okruzhai͡ushchie imi͡a klassika. Shag za shagom prokhodi͡a vmeste s geroem ego zhiznennyĭ i tvorcheskiĭ putʹ, Prilepin pokazyvaet, chto ne tolʹko knigi Sholokhova, no i ego sudʹba aktualʹny dli͡a nas segodni͡a.

Mikhail Sholokhov is one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, the author of epic works dedicated to the revolutionary events in Russia and, above all, in his native Upper Don. Rightfully considered a Soviet patriot and a staunch communist, he was at the same time constantly criticized, defended victims of repression, and narrowly escaped reprisals by zealous Chekists. Beloved by millions of readers, he was a stranger to the envious literary beau monde, among whom was born the hitherto unpopular version that Sholokhov's most famous novel "The Quiet Don" was not written by him, but by another author or a whole group of "literary Negroes." In his new full-scale biography of Sholokhov, the famous writer, publicist, politician Zakhar Prilepin convincingly exposes this and other legends surrounding the name of the classic. Going through his life and creative path step by step with the hero, Prilepin shows that not only Sholokhov's books, but also his fate are relevant to us today.