← Vassil BykauAlpine Balladby Vassil BykauNovel about Red Army deserter and local woman in wartimeFind on Amazon↗About the authorVassil BykauBelarusian author who was one of the most important Soviet-era war writers. Sotnikov and The Sign of Misfortune are his most celebrated novels, exploring moral choices under extreme conditions.More by Vassil BykauSotnikovNovella about Soviet partisans choosing between survival and honor→The Sign of Misfortune→The Quarry→ObeliskNovella about Soviet soldiers standing guard over their dead comrade→