Books
automatic translateA summary of Alexander Ostrovsky’s "A Profitable Post"
This play is a caustic social comedy, written in 1856. Immediately after its publication, the work faced fierce censorship and was banned for six long years.
A Daughter of the Snows by Jack London, Summary
"A Daughter of the Snows" is the first novel by American writer Jack London, written in 1902. This book tells the story of the life and inner choices of twenty-year-old Frona Wells during the Klondike Gold Rush.
"DPP (NN) (collection)" by Victor Pelevin, summary
A collection of short stories and novellas by a Russian writer captures the absurdity of business and spiritual life in the era of early capitalism. Published in 2003, the book’s title describes the magic of numbers that governs the financial flows of a vast country.
A Summary of Theodore Dreiser’s "Dreiser: A Russian Diary"
This book contains the travel notes of American novelist Theodore Dreiser, chronicling events from October 1927 to January 1928 during his two-month trip across the USSRThe writer arrived in the country at the invitation of the Soviet authorities for the celebration of the tenth anniversary of the October Revolution.
"Dragon’s Silver" by Marina Surzhevskaya, summary
This book is a fantasy romance novel published in 2019. The plot revolves around the clash between the technologically advanced Confederation and the wild fjords separated by the magical Great Mist.
"Ancient: Rebirth" by Sergei Tarmashev, summary
This 2012 book is a space science fiction adventure that continues the story of a reborn humanity waging a merciless war for survivalThe plot centers on the battles of the Ancient Fleet, which has returned from the distant past to confront a cosmic-scale energy parasite that has taken over the minds of the leaders of hostile civilizations.
"Ancient War" by Sergei Tarmashev, summary
This science fiction novel was published in 2009. It’s a sprawling space opera in which surviving humans are forced to confront alien civilizations in a struggle for the right to life in the universe.
"Ancient: Catastrophe" by Sergei Tarmashev, summary
This book is a gritty and realistic story of humanity’s survival after a global nuclear war, published in 2008. It vividly depicts the rapid decline of a powerful civilization due to a lack of energy resources and the difficult struggle for survival in deep underground bunkers.
"Ancient. Corporation" by Sergey Tarmashev, summary
This book is a science fiction novel about a totalitarian space society and the rebirth of former heroes, published in 2008The plot’s main twist lies in the paradox of this fictional story: the descendants of humanity consider the true saviors of humanity to be evil reborn, while the treacherous and cruel dictator is sincerely revered as a great benefactor.
"The Ancient One: Reckoning" by Sergei Tarmashev, summary
This science fiction novel was published in 2011. The plot revolves around the forced retraining of a pacifist humanity in basic military skills in the face of total annihilation by a coalition of aggressive alien races secretly directed by a superior hostile entity.
"Ancient: The Hour of Retribution" by Sergei Tarmashev, summary
This book is a 2012 science fiction novel. The novel’s central theme is the inevitable collapse of any parasitic system that consumes resources without creating anything.
"Another Faith" by Maria Metlitskaya, summary
This novel, written in 2019, tells the story of a woman who journeyed from the romantic illusions of youth and poverty to prosperity and quiet family happinessThis book is a profound exploration of human memory, the painful attachment to the past, and the ability to appreciate the present, where the protagonist is constantly forced to juxtapose two completely different lives.
Vladimir Nabokov’s "Other Shores," a summary
This autobiographical book describes the first forty years of the writer’s life. It was published in Russian in 1954. The author translated and reworked his own English-language original. He sought perfect accuracy in recreating the lost past,
A summary of "The Other Way" by Boris Akunin
This philosophical novel was published in 2015The narrative alternates the protagonist’s theoretical reflections on the nature of true feeling with everyday scenes from Moscow in 1925–1926. The reader sees the underbelly of the early Soviet era through the prism of human attachments, professional duty, and agonizing moral choices.
A summary of Dubrovsky by Alexander Pushkin
The classic Russian author’s novel describes the conflict between two landowners and the tragic fate of their children. The work was created in 1833. The writer left the drafts without final edits, and the text was published posthumously under an editorial title.