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The White Guard

Mikhail Bulgakov

Paperback | Pages: 304 pages

Rating: 4.04 | 10999 Users | 302 Reviews

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Title	:	The White Guard
Author	:	Mikhail Bulgakov
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 304 pages
Published	:	2006 by Vintage Books (first published 1926)
Categories	:	Fiction. Cultural. Russia. Classics. Literature. Russian Literature. Historical. Historical Fiction

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Although less famous than Mikhail Bulgakov's comic hit, The Master and Margarita, The White Guard is still an engrossing book, though completely different in tone. It is set in Kiev during the Russian revolution and tells the story of the Turbin family and the war's effect on the middle-classes (not workers). The story was not seen as politically correct, and thereby contributed to Bulgakov's lifelong troubles with the Soviet authorities. It was, however, a well-loved book, and the novel was turned into a successful play at the time of its publication in 1967.

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ISBN:	0099490668 (ISBN13: 9780099490661)
Edition Language:	English
Setting:	Kyiv(Ukraine) Ukraine

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The year is 1919 and the Civil War has spread to Kiev, Bulgakovs home town. Ukraine is under the control of the iron-fisted nationalist, Petliura,. Hes brutally securing Kiev in preparation for the invasion of the Reds (Bolsheviks) looming on the horizon. Central to the novel is the Turbin family who live in a cozy apartment in town. The furnishings and atmosphere of the dwelling have a 19th century feel as if they were still living under the Tsar, which is what theyd prefer. Theyre trying to

Белая гвардия = The White Guard, Mikhail BulgakovThe White Guard is a novel by 20th-century Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov, famed for his critically acclaimed later work The Master and Margarita. Set in Ukraine, beginning in late 1918, the novel concerns the fate of the Turbin family as the various armies of the Ukrainian War of Independence the Whites, the Reds, the Imperial German Army, and Ukrainian nationalists fight over the city of Kiev. Historical figures such as Pyotr Wrangel, Symon

This book is my second time reading Bulgakov. Last year, I read The Master and Margarita, and I found it to be very enjoyable due to its autobiographical and satirical nature. However, White Guard is a very different book from M&M. The story takes place in 1918 Ukraine, after WWI, but where the Russian populace is knee deep in the revolution. The Turbin family represents the core set of characters in the book. They provide an interesting perspective, because they are middle class,

After I finished reading the first time I went to the Introductions and read them. The one by the translator, Marian Schwartz, is very nice, informative - she did this in 2009. But the one by Evgeny Dobrenko is totally marvelous, thoughtful and informative, giving background information on Bulgakov as well as the Ukranaian War of Independence (Russian Civil War). In fact, I was so taken by Dobrenkos introduction I went back and reread the entire work - very carefully - and was stunned. This time

This book does an excellent job portraying the confusion and chaos in Kiev in December 1918. The White Guard defending the city are woefully outnumbered by those who are going to attack the city-- the Bolsheviks.The leaders of the Whites flee the city, leaving few instructions to those left behind, mostly Cadets. Many of the Cadets and officers are killed but some are able to flee.The Turbin family, two brothers and their sister, show how this confusion and disaster affected the people of Kiev

Written in the 1920s, but this early Bulgakov novel touches on some topical issues like Ukrainian nationalism and the relationship between the Ukrainian and Russian languages. Plus ça change...?More than that though, it's a drama about a family caught up in the collapse of their society. The middle class Turbin family live in Kiev but are ethnic Russians, monarchists and generally firm adherents to the old social order. But the Tsarist Empire has collapsed and the family are swept up in a 3 way

The horrifying cadence of a revolution that swept Russia in the early part of the 20th century; which replaced the seat of the governing aristocracy with the austerity of the intense power of the collective plebeian regime that gave rise to an ideal that cried for justice and equality, breathing life to a series of senseless violence causing the untimely deaths of the many in its wake showed in full daylight the unobtrusive intention beneath the noble purpose, forfeiting its essence by its