Captains Daughter - Alexander Pushkin

A Classic Russian Historical Military Novel Set During The Pugachev Rebellion Which Contrasts The Human Internal World With The Inevitable Movements Of History Time Has Done Nothing To Dull The Excitement Of The Story, Which, For All Its Romantic Coincidences, Is Something More Than A Mere Tale Of Adventurerdquo; The York Times Alexander Pushkinrsquo;s Short Novel Is Set During The Reign Of Catherine The Great, When The Cossacks Rose Up In Rebellion Against The Russian Empress. Presented As The Memoir Of Pyotr Grinyov, A Nobleman, The Captainrsquo;s Daughter Tells How, As A Feckless Youth And Fledgling Officer, Grinyov Was Sent From St. Petersburg To Serve In Faraway Southern Russia.