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“leonid andreïev”

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  • Judas Iscariot

    Leonid Andreiev

    by Leonid Andreiev ...
    Leonid Andreyev is widely considered one of the most talented writers in Russian literature. In his prose, he reflected the influence of A. Chekhov's realism, the fascination with psychological paradoxes of F. Dostoevsky, and a constant obsession with the insignificance of life and the inevitability of death, in the manner of L. Tolstoy. In " Judas Iscariot," Leonid Andreyev leads us to reflect on ... Read more

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  • The Seven Who Were Hanged and Other Stories

    Leonid Andreiev

    by Leonid Andreiev ...
    Leonid Andreiev is widely regarded as one of the most talented writers in Russian literature. In his prose, he reflected the influence of A. Chekhov's realism, the fascination with F. Dostoevsky's psychological paradoxes, and a constant obsession with the insignificance of life and the inevitability of death, in the manner of L. Tolstoy. Written in 1909 and dedicated precisely to Tolstoy, " The ... Read more

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  • Best Russian Short Stories

    by Leonid Andreyev et al.; Chekov, Dostoyevsky, Pushkin, Gogol, etc. ...
    Conceive the joy of a lover of nature who, leaving the art galleries, wanders out among the trees and wild flowers and birds that the pictures of the galleries have sentimentalised. It is some such joy that the man who truly loves the noblest in letters feels when tasting for the first time the simple delights of Russian literature. French and English and German authors, too, occasionally, offer ... Read more

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  • The Queen Of Spades: (Pique Dame) (Mobi Classics)

    by Alexander Pushkin,H. Twitchell (Translator) ...
    The Queen of Spades (Russian: Pikovaya dama) is an acclaimed short story by Alexander Pushkin about human avariciousness. Pushkin wrote the story in autumn 1833 in Boldino and it was first published in literary magazine Biblioteka dlya chteniya in 1834. It was turned into the opera The Queen of Spades by Tchaikovsky. Excerpted from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. ... Read more

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  • 50 Stories from Russia's Greatest Authors

    The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, Notes from the Underground, First Love, The Queen of Spades, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, The Nose, The Cloak, A Dead Body, A Russian Christmas Party and others

    by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Ivan Turgenev, Aleksandr Kuprin, Alexander Pushkin, Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, Leonid Andreyev, Maxim Gorky, Mikhail Bulgakov, Nikolai Gogol ...
    Translated by S. E. Torrens, William Henry Lowe, Constance Garnett ...
    This book collects a magnificent set of works by Russian classical authors: Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, Mikhail Bulgakov. Each original story, springing from a common creative heritage, delivers a glimpse of the immortal Russian Soul and has influenced modern literary trends. These stories are interesting to their core and will bring pleasure ... Read more

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  • The Shooting Party (A Murder Mystery Novel) (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Intriguing thriller by one of the greatest Russian author and playwright of Uncle Vanya, The Cherry Orchard, The Three Sisters and The Seagull

    by Anton Chekhov, Keaton Briarwell ...
    Translated by Alfred Edward Chamot ...
    The Shooting Party is Anton Chekhov's only full-length novel and an early, striking experiment in crime fiction, framed as a manuscript submitted to a publisher. Set amid provincial estates, hunts, drunken gatherings, and decaying aristocratic rituals, it recounts the murder of the beautiful Olga and the morally compromised men around her. Though shaped like a murder mystery, the novel already ... Read more

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  • The Overcoat

    by Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol ...
    In the department of — but it is better not to mention the department. There is nothing more irritable than departments, regiments, courts of justice, and, in a word, every branch of public service. Each individual attached to them nowadays thinks all society insulted in his person. Quite recently a complaint was received from a justice of the peace, in which he plainly demonstrated that all the ... Read more

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  • The Overcoat

    by Gogol Nikolay Vasilyevich ...
    It is the story of a sincere young clerk who makes great sacrifices to attain an overcoat of untold value and power. Representing the mighty bureaucracy Akaky dies of a broken heart when his beloved smart coat is stolen. The story takes an interesting turn when he returns for his coat from the buyer. This story symbolizes the reprisal of lower class against the dominance of the ruling class. ... Read more

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  • Best Russian Short Stories

    by Various Authors, Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Nikolai Gogol ...
    This collection contains: THE QUEEN OF SPADES A.S. Pushkin THE CLOAK N.V. Gogol THE DISTRICT DOCTOR I.S. Turgenev THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND THE WEDDING F.M. Dostoyevsky GOD SEES THE TRUTH, BUT WAITS L.N. Tolstoy HOW A MUZHIK FED TWO OFFICIALS M.Y. Saltykov THE SHADES, A PHANTASY V.G. Korolenko THE SIGNAL V.N. Garshin THE DARLING A.P. Chekhov THE BET A.P. Chekhov VANKA A.P. Chekhov HIDE AND SEEK F.K. ... Read more

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  • 65+ Russian Short Stories Classic Collection

    The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, Notes from the Underground, A Confession, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, The Gentleman from San Francisco, First Love, The Mantle, The Embroidered Towel, The Beer Story and others stories

    by Leo Tolstoy, Ivan Turgenev, Nikolai Gogol, Alexsandr Pushkin, Maxim Gorky, Leonid Andreyev, Aleksandr Kuprin, Mikhail Bulgakov, Ivan Bunin, Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Anton Chekhov ...
    Translated by S.E. Torrens, Aylmer Maude, Constance Garnett, William Henry Lowe ...
    Russian short stories are known for being melancholy, often dealing with suffering. However, they can also be funny and absurd. Some common subjects include class distinctions, the plight of the underdog, and a rejection of authoritarianism and bureaucracy. The best collection of Russian short stories includes: Fyodor Dostoevsky: Notes from the Underground The Dream of a Ridiculous Man The Beggar ... Read more

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  • The Seven Who Were Hanged

    by Leonid Andreyev ...
    Translated by Herman Bernstein ...
    The Seven Who Were Hanged is a novel by Russian author Leonid Nikolayevich Andreyev, an acclaimed Russian playwright and writer of short fiction, who was noted for the darkness in his work.The Seven Who Were Hanged depicts the fates of five leftist revolutionaries foiled in their attack and two common peasants who have received death sentences. These condemned people are awaiting their executions ... Read more

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  • The Overcoat

    by Nikolai Gogol ...
    "The Overcoat" (Russian: Шинель, translit. Shinel; sometimes translated as "The Cloak") is a short story by Ukrainian-born Russian author Nikolai Gogol, published in 1842. The story and its author have had great influence on Russian literature, as expressed in a quote attributed to Fyodor Dostoyevsky: "We all come out from Gogol's 'Overcoat'." The story has been adapted into a variety of stage and ... Read more

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