Leha. A Modern Tale of a Real Man

A modern "tale of a real man". An exciting and dynamic novel about youth in the tectonic rift of the recent history of Russia: in the next, boiling, tearing, raging every twenty to thirty years. Starting with Pavka Korchagin from "How the Steel Was Tempered" and ending with Moro from "The Needle", the great country throws new heroes onto the embers of dying fires. In the collective image of the main character, a history student, Alexey Malygin, the characteristic traits of the 1990s generation converge. The audacity of an athlete and the foundation of Soviet education. Clarity of thought and abstract dreams. The expectation of happiness and the slap of reality. The atmosphere of those days is almost tactile in every line. "Roofs", "showdowns", "new elites" and "war on television" - signs of a troubled time, very often returning in a spiral. When graduates of a civilian university become combat officers - it is a reason to reflect. Many questions in the "now" need answers from the "then".