Anatoly Rybakov · 4 books
Arbat
Set in Moscow during the early 1930s, the series follows young law student Sasha Pankratov as he navigates the turbulent world of Soviet politics, academia, and personal relationships. The central conflict emerges from Sasha's principled stand against the politicization of academic life and his subsequent expulsion from the Komsomol and institute, forcing him to confront the growing tension between individual integrity and the demands of the Party apparatus.
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Reading order
1 of 4 books on the wiki
- BOOK 1Children of the Arbat75 chapters
BOOK 2FearImport it in the app. Analysis adds the wiki.Import this book BOOK 3Dust and AshesImport it in the app. Analysis adds the wiki.Import this book BOOK 4The Inseparable TwinsImport it in the app. Analysis adds the wiki.Import this book
Locations · 121Every place in the storyFrequently asked questions
- Is there a spoiler-free Arbat wiki?
- Bookworm Wiki has a per-book spoiler line for Arbat. Choose the last book you have finished to limit character, location and lore details to that book and earlier books. The FAQ's character selection is limited to Book 1. This is a book-level filter, not a chapter-level filter; unscoped pages can contain series-wide details.
- What order should I read Arbat in?
- Follow the numbered reading order shown here. The wiki currently covers 1 book: Book 1: Children of the Arbat. This lists wiki coverage, not necessarily the complete series.
- Who are the main characters in Arbat?
- Among the main and supporting characters introduced in Book 1 are Boris, Александр Панкратов, Варвара Иванова, Елена Будягина, Иосиф Виссарионович Сталин, Нина Иванова, Юрий Шарок. This selection uses their Book 1 importance and includes no plot summaries.
- Who wrote Arbat?
- Arbat is by Anatoly Rybakov.
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