About the book: 1983 / "Silence" The action of the novel "Silence" unfolds in the post-war years, in dramatic circumstances, which are for the main characters of the work, yesterday's front-line soldiers, another , after a trial by fire, a test of the “strength” of mental and moral forces. “Choice” Yuri Bondarev’s novel tells about the intelligentsia of the 70s. The author traces the fate of the heroes from pre-war times; the narrative contains many returns to the past. This composition allows us to identify the characters in time and show time in the characters’ characters. The main idea of ​​the novel: search and knowledge of oneself, the search for the meaning of life in all its contradictions.