About the book: 1982 / "Khlynovsk" (1930) - the first part of the autobiographical dilogy "My Story" (the second part - "The Space of Euclid", 1932), written by Kuzma Sergeevich Petrov-Vodkin (1878–1939), a famous Russian painter, graphic artist, art theorist, teacher and writer, Honored Artist of the RSFSR, author of the famous paintings “The Bathing of the Red Horse” and “The Death of the Commissar.” Petrov-Vodkin’s literary heritage is amazing interesting and varied. It includes stories, novellas, plays, essays, and theoretical articles. But the memoir-fiction “My Tale” occupies a special place. Along with his other autobiographical works, “Khlynovsk” is distinguished by a free manner of presentation, an abundance of details and details keenly noticed by the artist’s eye, giving a special charm to this captivating and life-like prose that draws you into the flow of events..