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I enjoyed this family saga set in Russia from the time of the Emancipation of the serfs until the Bolshevik Revolution. It was a tumultuous time in Russia's history but Gorky set his story in a village far from the centres of revolt and concentrated on how the societal upheavals affected a small community. The Artamatov family's business was to weave flax into linen. The first in line was a freed serf who had the confidence to start a factory from scratch and persuade the locals to grow flax for
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After the peasants are freed, Artamanov Sr moves to a new town and starts a linen factory. He brings his wife and sons. The townspeople are not sure they trust him or like him, or that they want a factory. But he quickly marries his oldest son to the daughter of a local widow, and is then part of town life.
As he ages his sons grow, have children, and Sr dies. Then the grandkids become involved in the business and have kids of their own.
This is, of course, all going on in the late 1800s/early 190 ...more
As he ages his sons grow, have children, and Sr dies. Then the grandkids become involved in the business and have kids of their own.
This is, of course, all going on in the late 1800s/early 190 ...more
A story of Russia told through the family saga of the Artamonov covers the time period of Russia industrial revolution to it's conclusion in the Bolshevik Revolution. The Artamonov are the new class of Russian merchants born out of the end of the serfdom declared by Tsar Alexander. Artamonov comes to the sleepy village of Dromov to build a Linen Factory. Ilia Artamonov barges into the town, interrupting life as it was formerly lived by the citizens. The story takes us through to the third genera
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A story of Russia told through the family saga of the Artamonov covers the time period of Russia industrial revolution to it's conclusion in the Bolshevik Revolution. The Artamonov are the new class of Russian merchants born out of the end of the serfdom declared by Tsar Alexander. Artamonov comes to the sleepy village of Dromov to build a Linen Factory. Ilia Artamonov barges into the town, interrupting life as it was formerly lived by the citizens. The story takes us through to the third genera
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At the beginning I really liked it, but after the father was gone, everything seemed to have "fallen to pieces." It became more tedious to me, the story revolved mostly around the oldest son, and I was hoping to hear more about the rest of the family. Overall, not a bad book, and I would like to read more of Gorky.
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