“Stars over the Swamp” is a short novel, 6 pages long. The basis for writing the book was letters from exiled Karakozovo residents (late 60s of the last century). Political exile at the dawn of Narodnaya Volya is a very interesting phenomenon in itself. A reliable narrative about the life of the northern province is based on authentic materials, about how in the wild polar wilderness, in the city of Pinega, on the border with the tundra, glimpses of new relationships between people suddenly flare up.