About the book: 1977 / In 1723, the united army of Kazakh warriors drove the Dzungar hordes back from their borders. But the forces were unequal. Under pressure from the masses, the Kazakh khans turned to Russia with a request for an alliance, and on October 10, 1731, the voluntary accession of Kazakhstan to the Russian state began. In a novel full of drama, the famous Kazakh writer talks about these events.