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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 Captain’s Daughter by Alexander Pushkin
Page Count: 304Year: 1836READ FREEThe novella can be viewed from several perspectives: first, it’s a historical novel about Yemelyan Pugachev’s rebellion; second, it’s a psychological drama about coming of age, choice, duty, and mercy; and third, it’s a love story. Pushkin creates a strikingly authentic picture of the era: the distant Orenburg province, the provincial Belogorsk fortress, where the […]
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The Steel Flea by Nikolai Leskov
Page Count: 80Year: 1881The story is a satirical folk tale that begins when Emperor Alexander I and his Cossack aide Platov visit England. The English craftsmen, wishing to impress the Tsar, present a marvelous, minute steel flea (a clockwork trinket) that can dance. After Alexander’s death, the next Tsar, Nicholas I, challenges his own countrymen to outperform this […]
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The Tale of Tsar Saltan by Alexander Pushkin
Page Count: 60Year: 1831Tsar Saltan overheard the conversation of three sisters and married the youngest, who promised to bear him a heroic son. The two older sisters (the Cook and the Weaver), out of jealousy and in collusion with the matchmaker Babarikha, slandered the Tsarina while Saltan was away at war. They forged the Tsar’s decree, and the […]
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Two Captains by Veniamin Kaverin
Page Count: 397Year: 1944This is the epic story of Sanya Grigoryev, a resourceful boy from a provincial town who grows up mute, but one day finds a packet of letters that become his destiny. The letters contain the last testament of the brave Arctic explorer, Captain Tatarinov, whose expedition was lost without a trace. From that moment on, […]
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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 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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