The best of Russian fiction (1825-1940)
Explore the greatest Russian fiction from 1825 to 1940, featuring iconic novels and authors. Discover timeless classics from Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, and more in this essential reading list.
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The Overcoat and Other Short Stories
by Nikolai Gogol
Four short stories include a satirical tale of Russian bureaucrats and a portrayal of an elderly couple living in the secluded countryside.
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Oblomov
by Ivan Goncharov
Set at the beginning of the nineteenth century, before the ideal of industrious modern man, when idleness was still looked upon by Russia's serf-owning rural …
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Crime and Punishment
by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Hailed by Washington Post Book World as “the best [translation] currently available" when it was first published, this second edition of Crime and Punishment has …
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Great Short Works of Leo Tolstoy
by Leo Tolstoy
The brilliant shorter novels of Tolstoy, including The Death of Ivan Ilych and Family Happiness, collected and reissued with a beautiful updated design. Of all …
