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The Petty Demon by Fyodor Sologub
Page Count: 352Year: 1907READ FREEThis unsettling masterpiece of Russian symbolism centers on Ardalion Peredonov, a paranoid and cruel provincial high school teacher whose descent into madness mirrors the moral decay of his entire community. Obsessed with securing a promotion and a comfortable marriage, Peredonov finds his trivial ambitions twisted by suspicion, filth, and escalating fear. He begins to believe […]
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An Honest Thief by Dostoevsky
Page Count: 129Year: 1848Dostoevsky relentlessly explores the complexity of human nature, exposing its vulnerability to vices, social pressure, and existential despair. In each story, deep compassion for the fallen and the downtrodden is evident, alongside a sharp critique of hypocrisy and the moral decay of society. The author forces us to peer into the abyss of despair that […]
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SoonBoomsy by Yulia Basharova
Page Count: 240Year: 2024One day, a girl named Mila secretly sold her grandmother’s piano because she really didn’t want to learn to play. After the piano was taken away, she returned to the room and found a boy lying on the floor, unconscious. It turned out he had been living inside the piano, and now, without his “mom” […]
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Drama on the Hunt (The Shooting Party) by Anton Chekhov
Page Count: 402Year: 1884READ FREEThis isn’t just a detective story where the killer is known from the first page; it’s a deep psychological drama where every character wears a mask, and the truth is as elusive as a beast in the thicket. You’ll witness a tangled love triangle where jealousy, desire, and deceit intertwine with a fatal shot. Young, […]
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Petersburg Tales by Nikolai Gogol
Page Count: 192Year: 1842READ FREEThe collection of stories by Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol describes a multifaceted and ever-changing St. Petersburg. Having personally walked in the shoes of a petty official and become immersed in “state service,” Nikolai Vasilyevich depicts with amazing accuracy the morals of the “significant persons” of that time. And as if reflecting the soul of St. Petersburg, […]
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Princess Dzhavakha by Lidiya Charskaya
Page Count: 306Year: 1903READ FREEThis book is about a brave and proud Georgian girl. Little Nina tragically loses her beloved mother early in life and is left in the care of her father, a Georgian prince and battle-hardened general. Nina is an excellent horsewoman and a daring adventurer, yet she possesses a tender, sensitive, and compassionate soul. Having grown […]
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The Twelve Chairs by Ilf and Petrov
Page Count: 574Year: 1928READ FREE“The Twelve Chairs” (1927) is a novel written almost a century ago, yet it feels as if it were just yesterday. Everyone quotes it, even those who haven’t read a single page or watched any of its numerous adaptations. Ostap Bender, the Great Schemer, has become a household name, with monuments erected to him across […]
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The Amphibian Man by Alexander Belyaev
Page Count: 360Year: 1927READ FREEMeet Ichthyander, an enigmatic young man who has lived underwater since childhood, thanks to a mad scientist’s incredible experiment. With shark gills replacing his lungs, he’s destined to exist between two worlds: human and aquatic. But can Ichthyander truly find his place when he faces not only marine predators but also human greed, prejudice, and, […]
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The Red Laugh by Leonid Andreyev
Page Count: 138Year: 1904READ FREEThis is a surreal parable about the insane horrors of war, so powerful that, returning in the crippled souls of men from the fronts, they continue to live, gradually materializing and tormenting, torturing, driving mad other, as yet untouched, victims. “The Red Laugh” is at first glance a strange, incomprehensible story. The horrors of war […]
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The Blind Musician by Vladimir Korolenko
Page Count: 219Year: 1886READ FREEThis is the story of a boy, born into a wealthy noble family, whose life is shadowed by blindness from the very beginning. How can one find their place in a world where its most obvious manifestations are inaccessible? Petr’s life changes with every new experience. His musical talent blossoms under the guidance of his […]
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Yama: The Pit by Alexander Kuprin
Page Count: 378Year: 1909READ FREE“The Pit” is Kuprin’s most tragic work, which once had the effect of a bombshell among readers and critics, and even now, it shocks with its power and merciless realism. The sad story of the inhabitants of a mid-level brothel is told with almost photographic precision. The characters of the “night butterflies,” their clients, and […]
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