Vasily Grossman was the 20th century equivalent of Tolstoy. His novels mapped the terrible suffering of the Russian people due to war, famine and political upheaval. Below is a link to a review of his last novel that was unfinished at the time of his death. In this reviewers humble opinion Everything Flows should be regarded as one of the greatest novels of the 20th century.

https://steemit.com/review/@saltycat/the-greatest-novel-of-the-20th-century