The Yeltyshevs

Roman Senchin’s novel tells the story of the Yeltyshev family, who are forced to leave the city and move to a village after the patriarch is dismissed from the police. With ruthless precision, the book shows how people change under the pressure of circumstances, how their hopes and dreams crumble, and how the gradual degradation of the individual unfolds amid the struggle for survival in the Russian heartland.