The Rock. Vladimir Voinovich. Episodes of Biography

In his youth, starting to write, Vladimir Voinovich dreamed of being known in a small circle of readers and fitting into the system. He became known — quite soon — to millions. The system accepted him. However, his nature, character, temperament, sharpness of vision, Attic wit, and personality structure turned out to be such that he clashed with this system and, against what few expected, emerged victorious.

Sometimes it seems that a writer's life is no less interesting than his novels and stories. Concealed love, fame, dissidence, a survived assassination attempt, forced emigration, thorns and roses, a return to Moscow on horseback…