Vasily Aksenov, author of the legendary novels “Colleagues”, “Island of Crimea” and “Moscow Saga”, lived a life that would have been more than enough for ten: the son of enemies of the people, a doctor by training, a dissident and a dude in spirit, Aksenov has always was directed into the future like a rocket, carrying in itself the energy of eternal youth and vigor. Aksenov’s heroes retain a spark of the author’s personality, but never coincided with him one hundred percent. “Vasily Aksenov. A Sentimental Journey” is the first full biography of the writer. To create this book, Dmitry Petrov interviewed the writer’s friends and relatives and worked with archival documents. The result is not only unique in its coverage of material, but also a very interesting book in the spirit of the famous biographies of Irwin Stone, which you read like real fiction novels!