About the book: 1988 / The historical novel by the people's writer of Latvia Andrei Upit consists of four parts: “Under the Master's Whip,” “The First Night,” “On the Estonian Border.” ", "At the Gates of Riga" - and is published in two books. The author reflects the life of Livonia at the turn of the 17th–18th centuries and during the Northern War, when, as a result of the victory of Russian troops over the Swedes near Riga, Livonia was included in the Russian Empire. At the center of the story is the fate of the owner of the Tannenhof estate, the German Baron von Brümmer, and two generations of his serfs - the blacksmiths of Atauga. A wide panorama of the life of the people is presented: their life and suffering, dreams and heroism. Created in the late 30s, A. Upit’s tetralogy still retains the significance of one of the outstanding historical novels in Soviet literature. For a wide range of readers interested in the history of our country.