D. N. Mamin-Sibiryak was born and lived most of his life in the Urals. He entered the history of Russian literature primarily as the author of “Ural” novels, which brought him wide fame. Everything about them seemed unusual to readers: the very flavor of Siberian life - nature, everyday life, traditions, folk speech, and new heroes - breeders, Old Believers, hunters, and their strong, strong-willed characters. A.P. Chekhov spoke about the works of Mamin-Sibiryak: “There, in the Urals, everyone must be like this: no matter how much they are pounded in a mortar, they are all grain, not flour. When, reading his books, you find yourself in the company of these tough people - strong, tenacious, resilient and dark-soil people - it becomes somehow fun. I met such people in Siberia, but in order to portray them, one must be born and grow up among them.” Contents: Wild Happiness Gold