← Vassil BykauSotnikovby Vassil BykauNovella about Soviet partisans choosing between survival and honorFind 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 BykauThe Sign of Misfortune→The Quarry→ObeliskNovella about Soviet soldiers standing guard over their dead comrade→Alpine BalladNovel about Red Army deserter and local woman in wartime→