The White Guard

A novel chronicling the events of the civil war in Ukraine—a period of intense personal upheaval and political chaos in Kyiv during 1918. Set against the backdrop of the fallen Russian Empire, shifting political regimes, and the capture of the city by Petliura’s forces in the autumn of 1918, the story follows the Turbin family and their close friends as they confront betrayal, loss, and moral trials amid sweeping societal collapse.