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Pushkin House by Andrei Bitov
Page Count: 414Year: 1987The philologist Lyova Odoevtsev lives in Leningrad, attempting to find his identity in the shadow of his famous academic grandfather and scientist father. The main conflict is his strained relationship with Mitishatyev, a cynical and talented foil. Mitishatyev steals Lyova’s scholarly work, provokes him, and drags him into personal disputes. The plot culminates in a […]
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Requiem by Anna Akhmatova
Page Count: 78Year: 1963The poem cycle begins with the arrest of her son and the start of the mother’s seven years of waiting outside the Leningrad prisons. Akhmatova records the conversations and suffering of other women in the lines. The poem references the execution of the poet’s husband in 1921. The climax of the cycle is the poet’s […]
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Resistance by Victor Serge
Page Count: 112Year: 1923A collection of Poetry written by Serge in exile during the 1930s. The poems capture his loneliness, struggle, and unyielding spirit against the Stalinist regime. Every text is a direct statement: external dictatorship cannot destroy the internal freedom of thought and belief in the ideals of the revolution. This is an act of resistance, preserving […]
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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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Ruslan and Ludmila by Alexander Pushkin
Page Count: 240Year: 1820At the feast celebrating his wedding to the beautiful daughter of Prince Vladimir, the mighty warrior Ruslan is robbed of his bride, Lyudmila, who vanishes without a trace, spirited away by a malevolent, unseen force. Heartbroken, Ruslan and his three envious rivals—the fierce Rogday, the boastful Farlaf, and the passionate Ratmir—set out on separate, perilous […]
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Russia Twenty Years After by Victor Serge
Page Count: 314Year: 1937This Nonfiction work is a direct analysis of how Stalin and his bureaucratic apparatus systematically dismantled the ideals of the Russian Revolution over twenty years. Serge details the mechanism of terror: the liquidation of the old revolutionaries and the complete replacement of a free society with a system of total control and fear. The author […]
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Selected Stories by Anton Chekhov
Page Count: 320Year: 1903Praised by Tolstoy as an “incomparable artist”, Chekhov is considered one of the masters of the short story. This collection features twenty of his most noted stories, including The Confession, Ninotchka, and The Cure for Drinking. Browse the table of contents, check the quotes, read the first chapter, find out which famous book it is similar to, […]
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Siberia, Siberia by Valentin Rasputin
Page Count: 428Year: 1991The book is a deep, almost mystical immersion into the history, culture, and soul of the Siberian land. Rasputin guides the reader along the banks of great rivers, past ancient settlements, exploring how the fates of convicts, Old Believers, merchants, and pioneers blended to form the unique Siberian character. The most poignant parts are the […]
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Sketches from a Hunter’s Album by Ivan Turgenev
Page Count: 416Year: 1862This collection of short stories is narrated by a wealthy, educated nobleman—a Hunter—who travels through rural Russia. The entire work uses the pretext of hunting to provide a vivid, firsthand account of life under serfdom. The main focus of the sketches is the humanity and innate dignity of the Russian peasant. Turgenev highlights that these […]
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Spetsnaz: The Inside Story Of The Special Soviet Special Forces by Viktor Suvorov
Page Count: 232Year: 1988Dive into the secrets of one of the most closed and terrifying military units in the world—the Soviet GRU Spetsnaz. Suvorov, with his background in the GRU, reveals the frightening truth about the training, missions, and doctrine of these “invisible soldiers.” You will learn how the fighters were selected, the sophisticated sabotage methods they were […]
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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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