Life and Fate

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The novel Life and Fate was the most significant book Grossman. It was written in 1960, rejected the Soviet press and confiscated by the KGB. Miraculously preserved specimen was first published in Switzerland in 1980, and later in Russia in 1988. The writer in this work rises to the high level of generalization and considers Stalingrad drama from the point of view of universal and comprehensive categories of human existence. With great artistic power Grossman reveals the historical tragedy of the Russian people, who, after defeating a cruel and powerful enemy, torn by internal contradictions totalitarian, deceitful and unjust system.