In the Land of the Free

The author of the novel "In the Land of the Free (Adventures of Prince Voronetsky)" - Vasily Vitalyevich Shulgin - is a well-known political figure, a member of the II, III, and IV State Dumas, one of the ideologists of the White movement, a publicist, prose writer, poet, and historical novelist. Against the backdrop of the political events of the 90s of the 16th century, the adventures of Prince Voronetsky unfold, who - sometimes freely, sometimes forcedly - becomes an active participant in the historical drama. In the thick of sharp social struggle, complex love entanglements also develop in the novel - the 19-year-old Voronetsky is young, handsome, and women are crazy about him. Mystical moods play a crucial role in the life and love of Prince Voronetsky and throughout the action of the novel. The accentuated emotionality of the exposition, the exquisite "old-fashionedness" of the phrase, and sometimes deliberate disregard for grammatical norms give the narrative an incomparable appeal.