Privalov's millions

“Privalov's Millions” is the most important novel by Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak: a fascinating story about the struggle for power, lost illusions and the Urals of the 19th century. The path of the young millionaire Sergei Privalov, heir to the Shatrovsky factories, will face many obstacles: intrigue, crime, cruelty. Gold miners, exiles, Old Believers... Powerful, truly Siberian characters and destinies are carefully depicted by Mamin the Sibiryak: it was not without reason that Maxim Gorky noted that the originality of the “Privalov Millions” helps “to understand and love the Russian people, the Russian language.”