Russian Novels
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Oblomov by Ivan Goncharov
Page Count: 540Year: 1859READ FREEGoncharov had the nickname “Prince of Sloth.” Oblomov’s childhood memories are, in fact, Goncharov’s own. This book is about how apathy can ruin your life. It is very useful for those who are in this state. The author both condemns and does not condemn the hero, Oblomov. But still, the main idea of the book […]
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On the Eve by Ivan Turgenev
Page Count: 220Year: 1860Elena is courted by two distinct young men: Pavel Shubin, a spirited but self-indulgent sculptor, and Andrei Bersenyev, a kind, serious-minded student and aspiring philosopher. Both lack the forceful passion and ability to act that Elena secretly seeks. The dynamic is broken by the arrival of Dmitri Insarov, a friend of Bersenyev and a dedicated […]
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Pale Fire by Vladimir Nabokov
Page Count: 224Year: 1962This is a literary detective story told in the form of a poem and a commentary. The poem is “Pale Fire,” written by the recently murdered poet John Shade. The commentary is written by his delusional neighbor, Charles Kinbote, who claims to be the exiled King Charles II of Zembla, hiding from an assassin. Kinbote […]
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Peter the First by Aleksey Tolstoy
Page Count: 776Year: 1934The story begins in the archaic, stifling world of 17th-century Muscovy, ruled by Tsarevna Sophia, where young Peter is little more than a boisterous boy more interested in soldiers and ships than statecraft. The narrative follows his fiery ascent to power, portraying not just the Tsar’s ruthless reforms—the Great Embassy, the Streltsy Uprisings, the foundations […]
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Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov
Page Count: 208Year: 1957Meet Timofey Pavlovich Pnin, a Russian émigré, professor of Russian literature at the quaint American Waindell College, and one of the most endearing and hapless figures in 20th-century fiction. Pnin is a true intellectual of the old school—erudite, meticulous, and agonizingly vulnerable—but hopelessly clumsy when navigating the chaos of American life, from mastering the English […]
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Poor Folk by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Page Count: 190Year: 1846The story documents the poignant and ultimately tragic relationship between Makar Devushkin, an aging, poor government clerk who earns his living by tedious copying, and Varvara Dobroselova (Varenka), a young, impoverished orphan earning her keep by sewing. Though they are separated only by a courtyard, their correspondence becomes their entire world, a vital means of […]
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Resurrection by Leo Tolstoy
Page Count: 496Year: 1899Prince Dmitri Nekhlyudov, a wealthy nobleman, sits on a jury that convicts a prostitute named Katerina Maslova of murder. He is instantly horrified when he recognizes her as the innocent young servant girl he seduced and abandoned years earlier—an act that started her descent into poverty and crime. Overwhelmed by moral guilt and a spiritual […]
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Rudin by Ivan Turgenev
Page Count: 177Year: 1856Dmitri Rudin bursts onto the scene at the quiet country estate of Darya Lasunskaya, a wealthy, pretentious society hostess. Possessing brilliant eloquence, profound learning, and an electrifying passion for philosophical and social ideals, Rudin immediately captivates everyone, especially the young, sensitive Natalia, who falls deeply in love with his words and his vision for a […]
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Spring Torrents by Ivan Turgenev
Page Count: 176Year: 1872READ FREEThe story is narrated by Dmitry Sanin, a nobleman and landowner, who looks back on events that happened thirty years prior during his travels in Germany. One day, while passing through Frankfurt, the protagonist falls in love with Gemma, the daughter of a confectionery owner. He proposes to her and begins to make plans for […]
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Taras Bulba by Nikolai Gogol
Page Count: 240Year: 1842The old colonel Taras Bulba, the embodiment of the Cossack spirit, brings his sons, Ostap and Andriy, from the Kyiv Academy to the Zaporozhian Sich—the military stronghold governed by the harsh laws of war and fraternity. He believes that the only worthy education for a Cossack is battle. The sons quickly prove themselves in combat: […]
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The Adolescent by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Page Count: 600Year: 1875The illegitimate son of a dissipated landowner, the ambitious and confused Arkady Dolgoruky, a nineteen-year-old youth, arrives in St. Petersburg to confront the biological father he barely knows, Andrey Versilov. Arkady is torn between a fierce desire to expose his father’s wrongdoings and a desperate need to earn his love and recognition. Arkady carries a […]
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The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Page Count: 1056Year: 1880There once were three brothers — Alyosha, Dmitri, and Ivan. They would have lived happily and easily, but their father, a greedy landowner and voluptuary, refused to divide the inheritance honestly. He also tried to seduce Mitya’s beloved—Grushenka—with money. Peaceful negotiations led to nothing. After a terrible scandal, each family member began to devise his […]
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