Zuleikha Opens Her Eyes

Guzel Yakhina’s novel chronicles the fate of Zuleikha, a Tatar peasant woman exiled to Siberia in the 1930s during the campaign of dekulakization. The book depicts the hardships of life in exile, the resilience of the human spirit, and the capacity to survive under the most grueling conditions. Illustrated by Anna Zaytseva, the work marked the author’s literary debut and earned widespread acclaim from both critics and readers.