Flags on the Battlements
Flags on the Battlements (Russian: Флаги на башнях, romanized: Flagi na bashnyakh) is a novella by Anton Makarenko, written in 1938 and published the same year in Krasnaya Nov magazine (issues 6-8).[1] In 1939 the book came out as a separate edition through Khudozhestvennaya Literatura. This later version was considerably revised: it featured the new chapter "Unbelievable!" (Не может быть!), while one of the final chapters of the magazine-published version ("For the Rest of Our Lives", На всю жизнь) has been removed. The book was translated into English under the title Learning to Live.
Author | Anton Makarenko |
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Original title | Флаги на башнях |
Country | USSR |
Language | Russian |
Publisher | Khudozhestvennaya Literatura |
Publication date | 1938, Krasnaya Nov 1939, separate edition |
Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
Preceded by | Book for the Parents |
Flags on the Battlements could be seen as a sequel to the 1932 novella March of the 30th Year and continues the story of the Dzerzhinsky Colony. The action in it takes place in 1931-1932.[2]
References
- "Anton Semyonovich Makarenko". The Makarenko site. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- Ternavsky, A. Commentaries to Флаги на башнях. The Works by A.S. Makarenko in 5 volumes. Vol.5, p. 459 // Собрание сочинений А.С. Макаренко в пяти томах. Библиотека "Огонек". Изд. "Правда". 1971. Т. 3, стр. 459