Childhood of Nikita

One of the brightest stories in Russian literature about childhood will transport the reader to Sosnovka – a noble estate where Alexei Tolstoy himself spent his early years «in contemplation, in dissolution, among the great phenomena of earth and sky».

The ten-year-old Nikita sees the surrounding world woven from unique little details – scents, splashes, rustles, twittering birds, shouts of neighboring boys... And each of his days is filled with amazing discoveries and dizzying events. The first horseback ride, the first fight, the first love – all these little miracles of life turn childhood into a grand adventure.