Aleksey Nikolaevich Tolstoy 1883-1945 - a prominent Russian and Soviet writer, author of historical works such as Walking Through Hardships, Peter I, science fiction like Aelita, The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin, satirical works including The Adventures of Nezvorov, or Ibikus, Emigrants, novels and stories, plays, as well as children's works such as The Childhood of Nikita, The Golden Key, or The Adventures of Buratino. Many of his works have enjoyed and continue to enjoy well-deserved popularity and have been adapted into films. The Childhood of Nikita is one of the most perfected creations of A. N. Tolstoy. The tale of a year in the life of the boy Nikita is woven from domestic sketches, picturesque descriptions of nature, small adventures, dreams, and memories. In this measured, unhurried world, where the boundary between man and nature is thin and almost conditional, there is room for innocent village games, first childish love, heroism, strong boyish friendship, and solidarity among people in the face of common troubles. According to K. I. Chukovsky, in this wonderful book the sky is blue, the grass is greener, and the holidays are more festive; it is filled with the ecstatic delight of being... It will make everyone a carefree boy with a live sparrow in his pocket. This is the Book of Happiness - it seems to be the only Russian book in which the author does not preach happiness, does not promise it in the future, but at once emanates it from himself. For younger school age. The text of the work is presented without abbreviations.
