About the book: 1959 / The third volume includes works by Serafimovich 1906–1910. These were difficult years for Russian literature. The revolution was on the wane. The tsarist government brutally dealt with workers and peasants who took part in the revolutionary events. Serafimovich was not a casual companion in the revolution, much less an indifferent observer. The revolution came to him, through the suffering of his entire difficult life; he continued to believe in the coming victory of the revolution no matter what. The heroes of Serafimovich's stories - workers, peasants, intellectuals - carry particles of this faith. http://ruslit.traumlibrary.net