The book "Monastan" by Zakhar Prilep

In the novel "Monastan" Zakhar Prilepin addresses the events of the late 1920s, revealing this most difficult time, the logic of the development of the country and the state, a turning point in the essence and existence of the people in turbulent historical times through the inner life of the Solovetsky camp and the fates of the camp inmates. The novel "Monastan" was awarded the "Big Book" and "Book of the Year" prizes.