Taras Bul''ba

In the books of the unique series of the publishing house Strelbitsky "Russian Historical Novel" revive pages of history, from ancient times to our days. The writers who created in Russian never limited themselves to geographical or chronological frames, but, of course, the main themes of the creations that came from their pen - from the history of Russia, Russia. A vivid interest in these topics of the modern reader prompted the realization of such a large-scale project as the "Russian Historical Novel." The story of Taras Bulba by Nikolai Gogol was based on Cossack chronicles, historical studies, and especially folk songs about fearless Cossacks. Creatively rethinking them, the author created the immortal images of Taras Bulba and his sons against the background of the heroic era of the Cossack uprisings. The series "Russian Historical Novel" includes works by such Russian writers as E. Salias, N. Breshko-Breshkovsky, V. Bryusov, G. Danilevsky, I. Goncharov, I. Lukash, A. Veltman, M. Zagoskin, V. Aristov, A.S. Pushkin, N.V. Gogol, and many others.