For the right business

“For the right business” (1943–1952, publ. 1952) - the first part of the “Stalingrad” dilogy of Vasily Grossman, better known to the reader of its second novel, “Life and Fate” (1950–1959, publ. 1980), which brought the author world fame. Grown from the real front -line experience of Grossman - the military correspondent of the newspaper Red Star, who personally participated in the battles on the forefront of the defense of Stalingrad - this book was defeated in party circles, which turned into the real grass of the writer and predetermined the difficult publishing fate The second part of the dilogy. Today, this novel, which captured the pain and losses of the first years of the war, stands on a par with the best examples of domestic prose, performed by the trench truth about the great battle - such as Days and Nights and Living and Dead by K. Simonov, In the trenches of Stalingrad V. Nekrasov, hot snow by Yu. Bondarev. Grossman created a book, designed in the epic tradition of Leo Tolstoy: behind the life stories of dozens of people - from a simple soldier and worker to an academician and commander - is felt the powerful breath of a large story that has forever changed millions of human destinies