Generations of Winter
1994 novel by Vasily Aksyonov
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Generations of Winter (in Russian, Московская сага - Moskovskaya Saga) is a novel by the Russian writer Vasily Aksyonov.
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| Author | Vasily Aksyonov |
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| Original title | Московская сага |
| Language | Russian |
Publication date | 1994 |
| Publication place | Russia |
Many[quantify] critics have praised Generations of Winter as a new Doctor Zhivago-style, large-scale Russian novel,[citation needed] which tells the story of a Russian/Georgian family, the Gradovs, struggling to survive in the Stalin era.
As the Wall Street Journal put it: "Aksyonov has ambitiously set out to challenge Tolstoy on his own ground, creating a gigantic historical novel on the grand pre-revolutionary model."
In late 2004 a television-series based on the novel premiered on Russian television. It has 22 episodes.
