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Gleb, a soldier hero, returns from the revolution to a world in transition, as demonstrated by the reorganisation of the local cement factory for the massive national effort. A classic of socialist realism, Cement became a model for Soviet fiction in the decades following its publication in the early 1920s.

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Written with push and power, its action develops quickly and effectively, at times with real dramatic swing . . . Gladkov describes the life and customs of the Communist milieu with perfect realism and without idealization." —New York Times

"The result is unnerving, fascinating, and in its unflinching way, magnificent. It is a fierce modern epic, born in troubled times, but it breathes with an immense energy." —Spectator

Cement European classics

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    A Paperback by Fyodor Vasilievich Gladkov, A.S. Arthur, C. Ashleigh

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      Publisher: Northwestern University Press
      Publication Date: 11/30/1994 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780810111608, 978-0810111608
      ISBN10: 0810111608
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      Revolutions, uprisings, rebellions Far-left political ideologies and movements

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Gleb, a soldier hero, returns from the revolution to a world in transition, as demonstrated by the reorganisation of the local cement factory for the massive national effort. A classic of socialist realism, Cement became a model for Soviet fiction in the decades following its publication in the early 1920s.

      Trade Review
      Written with push and power, its action develops quickly and effectively, at times with real dramatic swing . . . Gladkov describes the life and customs of the Communist milieu with perfect realism and without idealization." —New York Times

      "The result is unnerving, fascinating, and in its unflinching way, magnificent. It is a fierce modern epic, born in troubled times, but it breathes with an immense energy." —Spectator

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