![]() ![]() ![]() We found 25 book recommendations similar. The allegory of the unquestioning subordinate – the myrmidon – and their part in such atrocities may not be all that subtle but the dark, ironic humour is precise as a scalpel and the climactic scene emphatically not for dog-lovers. If you liked Faithful Ruslan, what should you read next Faithful Ruslan. The mindless cruelty of Stalin's enforced labour system – through which approximately 14 million people passed between 19 – is clearly communicated. It is easy to see why neither version has ever been officially published in Russia. ![]() This slender dissident novel, published in 1979, is Vladimov's accepted masterpiece, an expanded version of his story "The Dogs" from the mid-1960s. 27 2011 by Georgi Vladimov (Author), Michael Glenny (Translator) 55 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle Edition 9.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 50.12 10 Used from 45.35 1 New from 358.99 1 Collectible from 113.57 Paperback from 153.37 1 Used from 153. He "carries devotion to the point of fanaticism", observes the head of Ruslan's pack a view affirmed by Ruslan's tragic misinterpretation of events at the novel's close. When he finally understands his master has betrayed him, the proud, eager dog forms an allegiance with "the Shabby Man", an ex-detainee who may think he is Ruslan's new owner, but who would be mistaken: Ruslan is guarding him until the Shabby Man returns to the labour camp. ![]()
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