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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 Overcoat

    by Nikolai Gogol ...
    The story narrates the life and death of titular councillor Akaky Akakievich Bashmachkin (Russian: Акакий Акакиевич Башмачкин), an impoverished government clerk and copyist in the Russian capital of St. Petersburg. Akaky is dedicated to his job, though little recognized in his department for his hard work. Instead, the younger clerks tease him and attempt to distract him whenever they can. His ... 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 Great Russian Short Stories. Illustrated

    Notes from the Underground, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, The Lady with the Dog, First Love, The Mantle, The Queen of Spades, The Embroidered Towel and others stories

    by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, Ivan Turgenev, Nikolay Gogol, Alexsandr Pushkin, Maxim Gorky, Leonid Andreyev, Aleksandr Kuprin, Mikhail Bulgakov, Ivan Bunin, Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin ...
    Translated by S.E. Torrens, Aylmer Maude, Constance Garnett, William Henry Lowe ...
    The collection includes the best works of famous Russian writers:Fyodor DostoevskyNOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUNDTHE DREAM OF A RIDICULOUS MANTHE BEGGAR BOY AT CHRIST'S CHRISTMAS TREELeo TolstoyTHE DEATH OF IVAN ILYICHA LETTER TO A HINDUA CONFESSIONGOD SEES THE TRUTH, BUT WAITSA RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS PARTYAnton ChekhovTHE LADY WITH THE DOGA SLANDERTHE HORSE-STEALERSTHE PETCHENYEGA DEAD BO... ... 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • The Seven Who Were Hanged

    by Leonid Andreyev ...
    The novella tells the story of seven political prisoners who are condemned to death by hanging. While awaiting their execution, the prisoners reflect on their lives, crimes, and the impending end. The narrative delves into the psychological and emotional turmoil experienced by the condemned individuals and raises questions about the morality and ethics of the death penalty.Leonid Andreyev was a ... Read more

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  • Mystery Tales Including Stories by Feodor Mikhailovitch Dostoyevsky, Jörgen Wilhelm Bergsöe and Bernhard Severin Ingemann

    by Various Authors ...
    No, really; I haven't the faintest idea. But let me tell you the story. You must know that about sixty years ago my grandmother went to Paris, where she created quite a sensation. People used to run after her to catch a glimpse of the 'Muscovite Venus.' Richelieu made love to her, and my grandmother maintains that he almost blew out his brains in consequence of her cruelty. At that time ladies ... Read more

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  • Classical Russian Short Stories

    by Pushkin, Gogol, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, Gorky, Andreyev ...
    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

    $4.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus