For all fans of the author Mikhail Sholokhov and his Nobel-prize winning novel 'And Quiet Flows the Don', the stanitsa (village) of Vyoshenskaya is an essential destination. Sholokhov was born, lived and died in the village and 'And Quiet Flows the Don' was set here. In addition to the tranquil natural surrounding, the stanitsa also has a museum-reserve dedicated to Sholokhov and his life and work.