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A masterpiece by Bulgakov banned by the Soviet authorities that contrasts the human and soviet nature and takes us in time to Moscow of 1930s. This mystical novel is one of the best pieces of satire in Russian literature and is amazingly fun to read.
War and Peace – Lev Tolstoi
The masterpiece saga about Russian empire and life of nobles and regular people during the period of Napoleonic Wars. Originally, Tolstoi wanted to write about Decembrists and what drove them, but as he sought answers he had to look at 40 years earlier…
Eugeniy Onegin – Alexcander Pushkin
This is the most famous piece by Russia’s most famous poet, where he skillfully shows life of St. Petersburg’s nobility two centuries ago, but also foretells his own death. Eugueny Onegin falls in love and ends up on a duel. Pushkin is used so many new techniques for riming the words that he is considered to be the father of rules of modern Russian.
Ward No. 6 – Anton Chekhov
Doctor Zhivago – Boris Pasternak
Boris Pasternak won a noble prize in literature for this piece, but he was banned by the Soviets from receiving it. You have probably seen the movie on this novel, but nothing compares to reading the original.
Journey from Moscow to St. Petersburg – Alexander Radishev
One of the first intellectual attacks on tsarist regime, it inspired a whole generation of Russian authors.
Hero of our time – Michail Lermontov
When Russian forces fought against the Napoleon they crossed the entire Europe and exposed themselves to European liberal traditions and ideas. When these young nobles returned home they wanted to change Russian society (the Decembrist movement). They were defeated and a period of intellectual crisis had followed. Hero of this book is stuck in this time and it seems that there is no way out…
Fathers and Sons – Michail Turgenev
This highly-acclaimed work focuses on inter-generational issues. The story takes place in a country estate of a Russian noble. When noble’s son returns home with a friend, the views of three men often clash as they represent the different epochs and classes of the society. Turgenev masterfully explores the origins of the conflict….
Heart of a Dog – Michail Bulgakov
The master of allegories, Bulgakov argues in this novel argues that you cannot put a dog in human body and hope that it would become human. This book was also banned in the Soviet Union.
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Master and Margarita – Mikhail BulgakovA masterpiece by Bulgakov banned by the Soviet authorities that contrasts the human and soviet nature and takes us in time to Moscow of 1930s. This mystical novel is one of the best pieces of satire in Russian literature and is amazingly fun to read.
War and Peace – Lev Tolstoi
The masterpiece saga about Russian empire and life of nobles and regular people during the period of Napoleonic Wars. Originally, Tolstoi wanted to write about Decembrists and what drove them, but as he sought answers he had to look at 40 years earlier…
Eugeniy Onegin – Alexcander Pushkin
This is the most famous piece by Russia’s most famous poet, where he skillfully shows life of St. Petersburg’s nobility two centuries ago, but also foretells his own death. Eugueny Onegin falls in love and ends up on a duel. Pushkin is used so many new techniques for riming the words that he is considered to be the father of rules of modern Russian.
Ward No. 6 – Anton Chekhov
Doctor Zhivago – Boris Pasternak
Boris Pasternak won a noble prize in literature for this piece, but he was banned by the Soviets from receiving it. You have probably seen the movie on this novel, but nothing compares to reading the original.
Journey from Moscow to St. Petersburg – Alexander Radishev
One of the first intellectual attacks on tsarist regime, it inspired a whole generation of Russian authors.
Hero of our time – Michail Lermontov
When Russian forces fought against the Napoleon they crossed the entire Europe and exposed themselves to European liberal traditions and ideas. When these young nobles returned home they wanted to change Russian society (the Decembrist movement). They were defeated and a period of intellectual crisis had followed. Hero of this book is stuck in this time and it seems that there is no way out…
Fathers and Sons – Michail Turgenev
This highly-acclaimed work focuses on inter-generational issues. The story takes place in a country estate of a Russian noble. When noble’s son returns home with a friend, the views of three men often clash as they represent the different epochs and classes of the society. Turgenev masterfully explores the origins of the conflict….
Heart of a Dog – Michail Bulgakov
The master of allegories, Bulgakov argues in this novel argues that you cannot put a dog in human body and hope that it would become human. This book was also banned in the Soviet Union.
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