About the book: year / Nemirovich-Danchenko Vasily Ivanovich is a famous writer, the son of a Little Russian and an Armenian woman. Born 1848; spent his childhood in a camp environment in Dagestan and Georgia; studied at the Alexander Cadet Corps in Moscow. In the late 1860s and early 1870s, he lived on the coast of the White Sea and the Arctic Ocean, which he described in a number of talented essays that appeared in “Notes of the Fatherland” and “Bulletin of Europe” and then published in separate publications (“Beyond the Arctic Circle” , “White Seas and Solovki”, “By the Ocean”, “Lapland and the Laplanders”, “In the Open Space”). Of these, “Solovki” attracted special attention as a tempting, extremely idealized image of a unique religious-industrial community. Later, Nemirovich-Danchenko, leading the life of a tourist, published a whole series of travel essays dedicated to individual localities of Russia (“Dal” - a trip to the south, “Away” - a trip to the Caucasus, “Peasant Kingdom” - a description of the peculiar life of Valaam, “Kama and the Urals”), and foreign countries (“Across Germany and Holland”, “Essays on Spain”, etc.). In all these essays he is a fascinating storyteller, giving brilliant descriptions of nature and vivid characterizations of morals. What contributed most to Nemirovich-Danchenko’s fame were his, although not always accurate, colorful correspondence that he sent to Novoye Vremya from the theater of the war of 1877-78 (departmental edition in a revised form, with the restoration of places discarded by military censorship, under entitled "Year of War"). His often boldly revealing correspondence from Manchuria during the Japanese War of 1904–1905 was also very readable, printed. in "Russian Word". Nemirovich-Danchenko took personal part in the affairs at Shipka and near Plevna, in the winter crossing of the Balkans and received the soldier's St. George Cross. The military impressions of the Turkish campaign gave Nemirovich-Danchenko material for Skobelev’s biography and for the novels: “The Thunderstorm” (1880), “Plevna and Shipka” (1881), “Forward” (1883). These novels, like later novels and essays: “Kings of the Exchange” (1886), “Backstage” (1886), “Monk” (1889), “Family of Bogatyrs” (1890), “Under the Ringing of Bells” (1896), “ Wolf's Feast" (1897), "Mass Graves" (1907), "Cheerful, brave, strong. From the chronicles of the liberation movement" (1907), "Eternal memory! From the Chronicles of the Liberation Movement" (1907), etc. - are distinguished by an interesting plot and brilliance of presentation, but the author’s ardent imagination sometimes leads the author to risky effects and lack of verisimilitude. Much more artistically consistent are Nemirovich-Danchenko’s short stories from folk and military life, published in separate collections: “Unnoticed Heroes” (1889), “Christmas Stories” (1890), etc.; they are truthful and sincere. His poems, spectacular in texture, were published separately in St. Petersburg (1882 and 1902). Many of Nemirovich-Danchenko’s works have been translated into various European languages. “Selected Poems” by Nemirovich-Danchenko was published by the Moscow Literacy Committee (1895) for public reading. In 1911, the Enlightenment partnership undertook the publication of the works of Nemirovich-Danchenko (16 volumes were published). Some of his works are given as an appendix to the journal “Natures and People”. Vasily Ivanovich traveled for many years. During the Russian-Turkish, Russian-Japanese and World War I he worked as a war correspondent. Awarded the St. George Cross for personal participation in the battles near Plevna. Emigrated in 1921. Died in Czechoslovakia.