Created in the backdrop of past historical events of significance , historical fiction books create imaginary characters and substantiate the story with actual events. Complemented by extensive research, these works of fiction are interesting books with a dual purpose of providing entertainment as well as historical information.
Russian historical fiction books are many and they were written keeping in mind all stages of Russian history . The old Russian state included Ukraine , Belarus , Kazakhstan and other countries that are no longer parts of the country. The Russian historical fiction books , therefore largely includes historical facts and instances from this entire region.
Russian Historical Fiction books cover all eras of Russian history ranging from the Tsar ruled Russia to the Socialist Communist state , covering the Russian Revolution as well as the Second World War . A lot of historical fiction relevant to the Russian context can also be found to be combined with Mongolian or Asian Historical Fiction.
Some prominent Russian Historical Fiction Books are:
- How the Steel Was Tempered by Nikolai Ostrovsky
- Pictures at an exhibition Celenza by Anna Harwell
- Broken Song by Lasky
- Anastasia, the last Grand Duchess Kathryn by Carolyn Meyer
- Letters from Rifka by Hesse Karen
- The Impossible Journey by Gloria Whelan
- Burying the Sun Gloria Whelan
- The Darkest Evening by William Durbin
- We Were Not Like Other People by Efraim Sevela
- The Ice Road by Jaap ter Haar
A whole range of Russian historical fiction books are also available in both the Russian as well as the World Book Market.
