About the book: 1987 / In the novel by the laureate of the State Prize of Turkmenistan named after. Magtymguly, the author of a number of historical novels (“Sea of ​​Concord”, “Sovereigns and Nomads”, “Turning Point”, “Arena of Fire”, “Runaway”, etc.) reveals a historical layer in the life of the Trans-Caspian region 1912-1925. The main motive of the work is the rapprochement of Turkmen farmers and Russian workers, their joint participation in the overthrow of the tsarist government and the proclamation of the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic. Reviewer: Doctor of Historical Sciences A. A. Roslyakov.