Konstantin Paustovskiy

During the Civil War, against the combined forces of the Whites and the interventionists advancing from Murmansk, Onego and Ladoga lakes were fought by people who were often even without uniforms and sailed on old steamships that were hastily converted to military vessels. This book tells of the heroic daily routine of the conscious defenders of the revolution, of their exploits at the front, of the cherished attitude towards the Motherland and freedom....