Russian Short

The two strikingly original short novels brought together here - in new translations by award-winning translators - were both literary gambles of a sort for Fyodor Dostoevsky. The first real expression of his genius, The Double is a surprisingly modern hallucinatory nightmare in which a minor official named Goliadkin becomes aware of a mysterious doppelgänger. Written 20 years later under the pressure of crushing debt, The Gambler is a stunning psychological portrait of a young man's exhilarating and destructive addiction.

No one plumbs deeper depths of the psyche than French and Russian authors. This second wide-ranging collection of 19th-century literary masterworks, presented in their entirety, not only entertains, but provides insight into 19th-century mores and the mysteries of human nature.

Orson Welles, Sir Laurence Olivier, and Michael Redgrave present a collection of classic Russian fiction including "The Overcoat", "The Queen of Spades", and "A Day in the Country."

Come in and sample an entirely different sort of fairy tale - coming to you from a faraway land and written by authors of whom you have never heard.

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, (1860-1904), was born in Russia at Taganrog on the Sea of Azov. His name has become synonymous with a certain literary style much admired and widely copied since his death. Typically, a Chekhov story is a "mood", a state of mind, usually with regard to relations between one person and another. Under the influence of the constant, infinitesimal, and unforeseen pinpricks of life, there occurs a gradual transformation of that state of mind.

Большинству современных российских читателей, к сожалению, незнакомо творчество замечательного норвежского писателя Кнута Гамсуна. А между тем это имя на протяжении десятилетий было окружено ореолом славы и популярности.

"Ги де Мопассан - крупнейший французский новеллист, мастер рассказа с неожиданной концовкой.

Ветеран флота умирает в наше время, но возвращается на свой эсминец "Яков Свердлов" за несколько недель перед войной. Понимая, что ему выпал шанс прожить жизнь заново, он пытается повлиять на развитие событий. Используя родственные связи, он предоставляет информацию о планах нападения Германии на Советский Союз, которые ему известны, разведке Краснознаменного Балтийского флота. Эта важная информация, вовремя отправленная руководству СССР, позволяет изменить очень многое. И война начинается по-другому.

Real Russian people don’t speak like your textbook, so it’s no wonder you feel unprepared when it’s your turn to speak! Try the StoryLearning method, and dive into a real-world, gripping drama between six characters that helps you learn authentic spoken Russian in the process.

Москва - центральная тема в творчестве Гиляровского. Много лет он изучал трущобы города и жизнь их обитателей. Идея написать книгу о прошлом Москвы возникла у него в начале 20-х годов, когда с лица города стали исчезать Хитровка, Грачевка, Аржановка.

Written over the course of Leskov's career, each story in The Enchanted Wanderer elucidates the very essence of the human condition; themes of love, despair, loneliness, and revenge are explored against the backdrop of 19th-century working-class Russia. Leskov deftly layers social satire and subtle criticism atop myth and fable, resulting in a richly entertaining collection.

Студия АРДИС предлагает взрослым слушателям аудиосборник эротических рассказов русских авторов.

This concise, accessible introduction provides an analytical narrative of the main events and developments in Soviet Russia between 1917 and 1936. It examines the impact of the revolution on society as a whole - on different classes, ethnic groups, the army, men and women, youth. Its central concern is to understand how one structure of domination was replaced by another. The book registers the primacy of politics, but situates political developments firmly in the context of massive economic, social, and cultural change.

Современный смысл понятия "классическая литература" уходит корнями в Эпоху Возрождения, когда в процессе секуляризации европейской культуры писатели обратили своё внимание на античных авторов.

Anton Chekhov is now justly celebrated as one of Russia’s greatest writers, but this reputation was hard won in his time. His work consistently challenged expectations, and his insights were not always easy to see. The continued relevance of his stories, however, has shown that Chekhov was ahead of his time, and the nine short stories collected here showcase his very best writing.

When face-to-face with a real Russian speaker, do you freeze? Do you know how to ask for directions in Russian or communicate if there’s an emergency? If your answer to any of the previous questions was "Yes", then this audiobook is for you! We have compiled 50 Russian Stories along with their translations, providing new Russian speakers with the necessary tools to begin effectively studying how to set a meeting, how to check into a hotel and even what to say during an emergency! Our Russian dialogues get straight to the point saving you precious time.

А.П. Чехов начинал свое творчество, как автор фельетонов и коротких юмористических рассказов и публиковал их под псевдонимом Антоша Чехонте. Основными темами творчества писателя были идейные искания интеллигенции, а главным героем стал самый обычный человек со своими делами и заботами.

Меня довольно часто спрашивают: где можно посмотреть картины Веры Щегловой? Я не знаю, что ответить, боюсь огорчить читателей, обозначив ответом бесплотность героини моего романа.

Наше первое знакомство со сказкой происходит в детстве когда затаив дыхание, мы слушаем, как мама читает нам о Царевне-лягушке и Золотой рыбке, Царе Салтане и Спящей царевне.

Seance is a famouse short story by Mikhail Bulgakov, written in 1922. Published in the magazine "Rupor" (1922, No. 4). The epigraph to the work, created on the basis of the author's life observations, is Mephistopheles' Patter "Do not invoke him!"