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Tolstoy Tolstoy Rosamund Bartlett Bartlett draws extensively on key Russian sources, including much fascinating new material made available since the collapse of the Soviet Union. She sheds light on Tolstoy's remarkable journey from … OL16633748W
Униженные и оскорблённые Униженные и оскорблённые Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский Humiliated and Insulted (Russian: Униженные и оскорблённые, Unizhennye i oskorblyonnye) — also known in English as The Insulted and Humiliated, The Insulted and the Injured or Injury and Insult — is … OL166968W
Joseph Brodsky Joseph Brodsky Lev Losev Traces the life and literary career of Joseph Brodsky, describing the twentieth-century Russian poet's childhood, his expulsion from the Soviet Union, being awarded the Nobel Prize, and becoming Amer… OL16958756W
Бодался теленок с дубом Бодался теленок с дубом Александр Исаевич Солженицын **The Oak and the Calf**, subtitled *Sketches of Literary Life in the Soviet Union*, is a memoir by Russian writer Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, about his attempts to publish work in his own country. Solzh… OL1858577W
Kataev Kataev Sergeĭ Shargunov 670 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cm OL19727240W
Nabokov in America Nabokov in America Robert Roper Writing about the author of the immortal Lolita and Pale Fire, born to a distinguished Russian family, Robert Roper fills out Vladimir Nabokov's American period, covering Nabokov's critical friendshi… OL20005169W
The librarian The librarian Mikhail Elizarov A collection of books, written by unpopular Soviet-era novelist Gromov, have incredible mystical powers. When Alexei inherits these as part of an uncle's estate, he has no idea of the power they hold… OL20020507W
Promelʹk Belly Promelʹk Belly Boris Messerer 846 pages, 96 unnumbered pages of plates : 25 cm OL20058724W
Den Den Ekaterina Yakovina Tender words of the poems and the beautiful paintings created to every poem by the author. Author is the artist and the writer. So, reader will be involved in a visible world of poetical words. The b… OL24468390W
Cherez Goroda k Sebe Cherez Goroda k Sebe Ekaterina Yakovina The book of recollections about a several cities with which the author's life is closely connected. Majestic St. Petersburg, Pushkin, Petegof and small villages in Russia. Also the beautiful city Vin… OL26122287W
La lanterne magique de Molotov La lanterne magique de Molotov Rachel Polonsky Du temps où elle vivait à Moscou, Rachel Polonsky a habité dans une résidence qui, sous les tsars puis les Soviets, était réservée aux plus éminents serviteurs de l'État. Bien avant elle, Viatcheslav… OL27696184W
Solntse po talonam Solntse po talonam Ekaterina Yakovina The author describes various amazing spaces, unexpectedly mixes the past and the future, fantastic and real. A girl who knows how to pass through the door of time; the basket of dreams that a husband… OL35105037W
Razmyshleniya o tvorcheskikh lyudyakh Razmyshleniya o tvorcheskikh lyudyakh Ekaterina Yakovina The author is a writer and an artist at the same time. The book is written like questions and short answers to them. The author writes about many subjects such as the responsibility for talent that c… OL35117664W
Russian writers and society in the second half of the nineteenth century Russian writers and society in the second half of the nineteenth century Joe Andrew xvii, 238 p. ; 23 cm OL4305029W
Anton Chekhov Anton Chekhov Mikhail Pavlovich Chekhov "In a style reminiscent of Anton Chekhov himself--realistic, intimate, and dynamic--Mikhail Chekhov shares unparalleled memories and insights, transporting readers into the world of the Chekhov famil… OL5512303W
Letters of Anton Chekhov to his family and friends Letters of Anton Chekhov to his family and friends Антон Павлович Чехов,Constance Garnett (translator) From the book:In 1841 a serf belonging to a Russian nobleman purchased his freedom and the freedom of his family for 3,500 roubles, being at the rate of 700 roubles a soul, with one daughter, Alexand… OL55422W
Short stories [32 stories] Short stories [32 stories] Антон Павлович Чехов This collection of Chekhov's finest early writing reveals a young writer mastering the art of the short story. 'The Steppe', which established his reputation, is the unforgettable tale of a boy's jou… OL55533W
The art of compromise The art of compromise Boris Thomson "Although the Russian novelist and playwright Leonid Leonov had published extensively before 1917 he considered that his literary career began only in 1922 with the publication of his short story Bur… OL6223572W
The Search The Search Sara Newton Carroll A biography of the celebrated Russian writer who also gained fame for his moral and social philosophies. OL7199640W
Ingenieurs van de ziel Ingenieurs van de ziel Frank Westerman This text presents the story of two journeys--one literal, one imaginary--through contemporary Russia and through Soviet-era literature. Travelling through present and past, Frank Westerman draws the… OL868819W
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