About the book: 1976 / The epic novel "The Decisive Step" as an encyclopedia absorbed the past of the Turkmen people, their desire for a bright future, a decisive struggle with the help of the Russian people for freedom, for the power of the Soviets. The heroes of the epic - Artyk, Aina, Maisa, Ashir, Kandym, Ivan Chernyshov, Artamonov, Kuibyshev - are the golden fund of not only Turkmen literature, but also the multinational literature of the peoples of the USSR. The novel was awarded the State Prize of the second degree. Books two and three. Here we again meet the characters of the epic and see the main character in the fiery whirlpool of the civil war in Turkmenistan. Artyk, in the whirlpool of events, managed to discern who was his enemy and who was his friend. Decisively and irrevocably he takes the side of the poor deykhans, turns the muzzle of his rifle against the bais and the royal rump, the White Guards. Events unfold abruptly, vividly, disturbing and exciting the reader. Together with the heroes we walk along their difficult path of struggle..