Russian Literary Magicians Maniacs Mystics & Must-haves
Discover Russia's literary mavericks with our curated list of must-have books. From Shchedrin's biting satire to Bulgakov's iconic Master and Margarita, explore fiction by mystics, maniacs, and madmen—essential reads for any book lover.
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The Master and Margarita
by Mikhail Bulgakov
Originally published: Dana Point, Calif.: Ardis, 1995.
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The Golovlyov Family
by Shchedrin
Searingly hot in the summer, bitterly cold in the winter, the ancestral estate of the Golovlyov family is the end of the road. There Anna Petrovna rules with an iron hand over her servants and family-until she loses power to the relentless scheming of her hypocritical son Judas. One of the great books of Russian literature, The Golovlyov Family is a vivid picture of a condemned and isolated outpost of civilization that, for contemporary readers, will recall the otherwordly reality of Macondo in Gabriel García Márquez's One Hundred Years of Solitude.