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As Russia plunges from World War I into revolution, the tragic events of Bloody Sunday leave their stain upon the nation--and the Fedorcenko family. After a devastating loss, the Fedorcenkos struggle with their grief and find their loyalties in the conflict divided. Will their bond be strong enough to endure the trials of civil war?
The Tragedy of Bloody Sunday Left Its Stain Upon the Nation,
and Nobody will Go Untested by These Turbulent
Times.
The year 1905 is drawing to an end, and great changes are sweeping
through Russia. The tragic events of Bloody Sunday usher in a
sequence of paralyzing national strikes that eventually force the
tsar to turn his government into a constitutional monarchy, and it
appears that the radical element has finally won.
But for Anna Fedorcenko, the tragedy of that fateful day was the
slaying of her beloved husband, Sergei. While her loss is painful,
it is Sergei's sons who are most dramatically affected by their
father's untimely death. Andrei becomes driven to see their
father's death avenged, and his boundless energies are aimed toward
the downfall of the monarchy. Yuri is also grief-stricken, but he
finds he cannot support his younger brother's revolutionary
fervor.
As Russia plunges from World War I into the ensuing civil war
between the Bolsheviks and an army of White Russians comprised of
nobility and others opposed to Lenin, the Fedorcenkos are caught in
the middle of conflicting national interests that threaten to tear
their family apart.
Judith Pella is a bestselling, award-winning author whose in-depth research combines with her skillful storytelling to provide readers with dramatic, thought-provoking novels. She and her husband make their home in Oregon.