Маскарад
10 best books like Маскарад (Mikhail Lermontov): Eugene Onegin, Oblomov, Горе от ума, Rudin, On the Eve, Tales of Belkin and Other Prose Writings, Бесприданница, The Storm, Недоросль, Mumu
| Author | Alexander Pushkin |
| ISBN | 0192838997 |
Eugene Onegin is the master work of the poet whom Russians regard as the fountainhead of their literature. Set in imperial Russia during the 1820s, Pushkin's novel in verse follows the emotions and destiny of three men - Onegin the bored fop, Lensky the minor elegiast, and a stylized Pushkin himself...
| Author | Ivan Goncharov |
| ISBN | 1933480092 |
The novel evolved and expanded from an 1849 short story or sketch entitled "Oblomov's Dream". The novel focuses on the midlife crisis of the main character, Ilya Ilyich Oblomov, an upper middle class son of a member of Russia's nineteenth century landed gentry. Oblomov's distinguishing characteristic...
| Author | Aleksandr Griboyedov |
| ISBN | 5080039159 |
"Горе от ума" - одна из первых русских комедий, разодранных на пословицы и поговорки, которыми до сих пор украшена речь всякого мало-мальски начитанного...
| Author | Ivan Turgenev |
| ISBN | 1426450427 |
RUDIN (1856) by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev (1818-1883) tells the story of a character typical to Turgenev -- a "superfluous" man, weak of will, brimming with indecisive frustration -- and yet tormented by ideals. Rudin is made impotent by the dissonance of honoring the older generations while at the...
| Author | Ivan Turgenev |
| ISBN | 1426450435 |
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process. Though we have made best efforts - the books may have occasional errors that do not...
| Author | Alexander Pushkin |
| ISBN | 0140446753 |
Alexander Pushkin was Russia's first true literary genius. Best known for his poetry, he also wrote sparkling prose that revealed his national culture with elegance and understated humour. Here, his gift for portraying the Russian people is fully revealed. "The Tales of Belkin", his first prose...
| Author | Aleksandr Ostrovsky |
| ISBN | 5170168969 |
This story will always have a special place in my heart, since it's the first one in a while that made me sympathize with a character to the point of actually crying my eyes out. To be fair, though - it wasn't Ostrovsky's doing. We have Guzeeva's performance in "Cruel Romance" to thank for that. Like so many...
| Author | Aleksandr Ostrovsky |
| ISBN | 1406938556 |
KATERINA. Yes, I am well.... It would be better if I were ill, it's worse as it is. A dream keeps creeping into my mind, and I cannot get away from it. I try to think--I can't collect my thoughts, I try to pray--but I can't get free by prayer. My lips murmur the words but my heart is far away; as though the evil one...
| Author | Denis Fonvizin |
| ISBN | 5170427131 |
"Недоросль" - шедевр русской драматургии, бессмертная комедия, знакомая нам еще со школьных лет. В ней прямо указан корень всех бед России - крепостное...
| Author | Ivan Turgenev |
| ISBN | 1425469272 |
Mumu (Russian: «Муму») is a short story by Ivan Turgenev, a Russian novelist and story writer, written in 1854.
The story of Gerasim, a deaf and mute serf whose life of poverty is brought into sharp relief by his connection with Mumu, a dog he rescued, brought greater national attention...
