Arkady Gaidar is a legendary figure. The most incredible stories have been told about his life, and all of them are the absolute truth. He himself said: "It was an ordinary biography in an extraordinary time." At 14, he left for the Civil War, at 17 he commanded a regiment, and he died at the front during the Great Patriotic War. He began writing in the 1920s and created in his works a happy country in which he himself fervently believed. The secret of Gaidar is that his books are full of love: for children, for family, for one's neighbor, and for one's country. To tell a child—and not only a child—about what matters most, to share the secret of happiness, and to raise a worthy person—that is what the works of this classic are capable of.
Author: Arkady Gaidar
Illustrations: Vladimir Plevin
Pages: 128 (offset). Hardcover
Dimensions: 207x132x11 mm
Series: Classy Literature
