Books
automatic translate"Our Children’s Children" by Clifford Simak, summary
The plot revolves around the sudden chronological exodus of an entire civilization, fleeing biological extinction and using previous eras as its only source of salvation.
A summary of "Children of the Underground" by Vladimir Korolenko
Vladimir Korolenko’s story is a classic work of Russian literature, first published in 1885. Initially published under the title " In Bad Company ," it was soon shortened for children’s reading.
"Children’s book of war" - the ashes of Klaas, which should reach out to every heart
MOSCOW. The Children’s Book of War has been translated into English.
A summary of "Children’s Book" by Boris Akunin
This book is a fantasy novel for the younger generation, written by Boris Akunin in 2005. The young descendant of a renowned detective travels through time, saving the world from a mystical artifact imbued with destructive energy.
"Chick’s Childhood" by Fazil Iskander, summary
Fazil Iskander wrote a series of stories and short stories about the thirteen-year-old boy Chika from 1971 to 2000. This book is a psychological epic about a child’s coming of age in pre-war Abkhazia, in the seaside town of Mukhus.
Leo Tolstoy’s "Childhood," a summary
This 1852 novella was Leo Tolstoy’s first published work and opened the trilogy "ChildhoodBoyhood. Youth"; it is followed by " Boyhood " and " Youth ." It is constructed as a recollection of Nikolenka Irtenyev’s early years, and its entire power rests on its precise rendering of childhood memories, where resentment, shame, delight, love, and sudden grief stand side by side.
A summary of Maxim Gorky’s "Childhood"
This autobiographical novella describes the harsh realities of life in a provincial middle-class family in nineteenth-century Russia. Written in 1913, the text avoids romanticizing the past, depicting everyday cruelty, greed, and ignorance as the norms of everyday life.
A summary of "Dzhanga with Shadows" by Alexey Pekhov
This book is an adventure fantasy novel published in 2002. The protagonist, a cunning thief from the capital, Garrett, travels north through hostile lands with a ragtag group, seeking to retrieve a powerful artifact from ancient bone burial grounds.
"Jennie Gerhardt" by Theodore Dreiser, summary
American writer Theodore Dreiser’s novel, published in 1911, tells the story of a girl from a poor family who faces social inequality and harsh prejudices.
"The Gentleman of Laporte" by Francis Bret Harte, summary
Francis Bret Harte’s novel, written in the second half of the nineteenth century, describes the lives of California gold miners in the winter of 1851.
"Wild Bird" by Elena Kondratskaya, summary
This book, published in 2024, transports readers to the harsh realities of the Volsk Kingdom, where the calculating impostor Rogneda is willing to do anything for the crownThe heroine is strikingly different from the usual bright characters: cold, ambitious, and easily drawn to dark magic, she is forced to reconsider her views when faced with true affection and mortal danger.
"Wild Dog Dingo, or a Tale of First Love" by Reuben Fraerman, summary
This story about the emotional coming-of-age of a Far Eastern schoolgirl was written in 1939. The author transfers the classic theme of first youthful love to the harsh conditions of the Soviet Far East.
Ivan Okhlobystin’s "DMB," a summary
The absurdist novella "DMB," written by Ivan Okhlobystin shortly before the film’s premiere in 2000, captures the grotesque spirit of army life in the late 1990s. The work is written in a vivid language—the characters’ dialogues almost instantly became folklore and became resonant aphorisms.
A summary of "The Diary of a Provincial in St. Petersburg" by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
The work by the Russian satirist was created and published in 1872. Written in the form of diary entries, it uses Aesopian language to disguise political satire on the post-reform nobility and liberal intelligentsia, hiding its philosophy behind grotesque dreams and comic situations.
A summary of "Mother-in-Law’s Diary" by Maria Metlitskaya
This book is a true-life story, written in 2012. It centers on an ordinary Moscow family, whose only son, Danila, announces his intention to marry. The story is told from the perspective of his mother, Elena.