How the Steel Was Tempered
by Nikolai Ostrovsky
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A classic novel arising from the Soviet Union in the thirties, How the Steel Was Tempered is a fictionalized account of author Nikolai Ostrovsky's experiences in fighting for the Bolsheviks during the Civil War and his difficulty in overcoming crippling injuries after the war ended. Centering on a young man named Pavel Korchagin, How the Steel Was Tempered follows his journey from ill-mannered malcontent through to disciplined soldier of the revolution, in the process coming to epitomize the show more ideal of the New Man. How the Steel Was Tempered is presented here as a special edition by author J.T. Marsh as a means of preserving and disseminating a classic piece of working class literature. As part of the rich history of such literature, How the Steel Was Tempered is invaluable in embodying the constant struggle of the working class to be the masters of their own destiny. Also by J.T. Marsh is the Revolution Now series, about a working class revolution in the twenty-first century. If you enjoyed this classic novel, you'll love the Revolution Now series, beginning with the novel Apocalypse Rising, available at all major retailers. show lessTags
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Así se templó el acero cuenta la historia de Pável Korcahguin, un muchacho ucraniano que se ve obligado a aceptar penosos trabajos para sobrevivir en medio de su miseria. En el transcurso de la revolución, el joven Pável ayuda al Ejército Rojo y se hace comunista, para intervenir en peligrosas misiones que acaban por convertirle en el jefe de una brigada encargada de la reconstrucción de su ciudad.
Mar 1, 2023Spanish
El acero se templa al fuego... Pero ¿cómo se puede templar el carácter del hombre, hacer a este más fuerte que el acero, firme en la desgracia, leal en la amistad y fiel en el amor? A esta pregunta responde el libro de Ostrovski
Mar 22, 2021Spanish
Essentiel pour comprendre la pensée d’une certaine époque… même s’il laisse à désirer sur le plan littéraire.
Sep 21, 2009French
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- Canonical title
- How the Steel Was Tempered
- Original title
- Как закалялась сталь
- People/Characters*
- パーヴェル・コルチャーギン
- Important places*
- ウクライナ
- Important events
- Russian Civil War
- Related movies
- Pavel Korchagin (1957 | IMDb)
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- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction
- DDC/MDS
- 891.7342 — Literature & rhetoric Literatures of other languages East Indo-European and Celtic literatures Russian and East Slavic languages Russian fiction USSR 1917–1991 Early 20th century 1917–1945
- LCC
- PG3476 .O8 — Language and Literature Slavic languages and literatures. Baltic languages. Albanian language Slavic. Baltic. Albanian Russian literature Individual authors and works 1917-1960
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- 13 — Chinese, Danish, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Japanese, Norwegian (Bokmål), Russian, Croatian, Spanish
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 29
- ASINs
- 23
