The Russian North. The Beauty of the Land in the Stories of Writers

The Russian North has inspired writers for centuries. And not without reason: the vast expanses washed by northern seas, clean lakes, blue rivers, majestic forests full of mushrooms and berries, birds and beasts, left no one indifferent. The Russian North truly represents a whole range of perfect picturesque beauty and indescribable harmony. As curious explorers of the Russian North, writers understood: this land must be described, having loved it with all their hearts, so that everyone knows and remembers: the North is an invaluable treasure of our country, where over millennia gigantic wealth, both material and spiritual, has been accumulated. In the pages of this book, we will meet the original Russian North. We will show it through the memories of the 'Russian Dumas' Vasily Nemirovich-Danchenko, travel notes of Alexander Engelmeier, the story of one of the brightest connoisseurs of the land Mikhail Prishvin, the tales of Alexander Grin, essays by Konstantin Sluchtevsky, the works of Yuri Kazakov, and our contemporary Pavel Krenev.