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There is such a direction in literature - "village prose", which is devoted to the life of a simple Russian peasant, with its difficulties, joys and sorrows. The most vivid representative of this direction became
Fyodor Abramov
The outstanding Russian writer Fyodor Alexandrovich Abramov was born on February 29, 1920 in the village of Verkola, Arkhangelsk region, into a peasant family. After graduating from rural school, he entered the Philology Department of the Leningrad State University. When the Great Patriotic War began, he joined the people's militia, participated in the defense of Leningrad, was wounded several times. Only in 1948 he graduated from Leningrad State University and defended his PhD thesis.
In 1958 in the magazine "Neva" was published Abramov's novel "Brothers and Sisters" - the first part of the trilogy "Pryasliny". In it, the writer confirmed his loyalty to the principle: to speak only "the truth - direct and unflattering". In 1968, he wrote the second novel - "Two Winters and Three Summers", and in 1973 he finished the third - "Paths and Crossroads". In 1975, for the trilogy "Pryasliny" the author was awarded the State Prize of the USSR. Abramov showed the path that the Russian village took, starting with the difficult war years. In 1975 came out the novel "House", where the further destinies of the heroes are traced. Abramov was called a writer-villager, but in his works the author poses universal human problems, which even today are of concern to everyone.
In 1958 in the magazine "Neva" was published Abramov's novel "Brothers and Sisters" - the first part of the trilogy "Pryasliny". In it, the writer confirmed his loyalty to the principle: to speak only "the truth - direct and unflattering". In 1968, he wrote the second novel - "Two Winters and Three Summers", and in 1973 he finished the third - "Paths and Crossroads". In 1975, for the trilogy "Pryasliny" the author was awarded the State Prize of the USSR. Abramov showed the path that the Russian village took, starting with the difficult war years. In 1975 came out the novel "House", where the further destinies of the heroes are traced. Abramov was called a writer-villager, but in his works the author poses universal human problems, which even today are of concern to everyone.