We often thought that Soviet books were worthless and nothing could come out of social-realism as we called it.
But I remember book Grossman's book Life and Fate. There was a movie made based on this novel.
It is amazing book about how people could keep their dignity and stay decent even in extreme situations (like during the war).
In our daily life we don't encounter such life and death situations on the daily basis .
But in our lives we do encounter struggles and we have to make decisions. (Life's situations and dilemmas could be thought in different context).
So some of what the author is talking about could be encounter in our everyday lives.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_and_FateLife moved ahead since WW2.
Violin 21 Composer V.Gavrilin pieces 2 strings Pirastro Passione
