Simple Odessa boys - Gavrik, an orphaned fisherman, and Petya, a gymnasium student - would never have imagined that the summer and autumn of 1905 held so many adventures in store for them - sometimes amusing, sometimes thrilling, but more often than not, very dangerous. After all, they would find themselves in the very thick of the events of the first Russian revolution. They would see the smoking battleship "Potemkin", help hide a fugitive sailor, outsmart a real detective more than once, and witness pogroms, shootouts, and take part in the first May Day rally...
And all of this would unfold in the most picturesque Odessa of the early 20th century - with its azure sea, fishing boats, the vibrant hustle and bustle of the Privoz market, charming streets, and mysterious catacombs...
Author: Valentin Kataev
Illustrations: Ekaterina Komrakova
Pages: 432 (offset). Hardcover
Dimensions: 218x150x32 mm
