The General and his army

"The General and his army" by a vote of all the presidents of the jury of the award "Russian Booker" as the best Russian novel of the last decade of the twentieth century. Along with the main fictional character, the Soviet General Kobesova, in the novel there are many historical figures, including Stalin, Zhukov, Khrushchev, Vatutin... Special attention of the writer is attracted to figures of the German General Guderian and a Russian General Vlasov the traitor. The clash of wills and characters, the intersection of the military destinies of three generals give the novel added depth and authenticity. "A very significant book. From the first pages of satisfaction: the literature... For the vast topic of the Soviet-German war Vladimov took not only as an artist but also as the most responsible historian" (Alexander Solzhenitsyn).