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"Forest Riders" by Andrey Romashov, summary
This book, published in 1959, tells the story of an ancient Ugric tribe forced to seek new lands under attack from enemies. The narrative delves deeply into the harsh life of the original inhabitants of the Urals, where people survive in the wild forests by relying on pagan beliefs and fortitude.
"Summer Camp" by Vlad Rayber, summary
This book is a collection of terrifying short stories, skillfully woven into a single mystical plot, published in 2024. The text is organized like a serial, with standalone episodes subordinated to an overarching narrative.
"Summer of the Volunteer" by Sergei Lukyanenko, summary
"Volunteer’s Summer" is the fourth book in the "Changed" series, published in 2022. The first three novels—"Seven Days to Megiddo," "Three Days of Indigo," and "A Month Beyond the Rubicon"—formed a trilogy that seemed complete, but the author returned to the characters: "the world and the heroes didn’t let go."
"Letos" by Alexey Pekhov, summary
This book is an epic fantasy about a ruined magical world, written in 2014. The novel describes the beginning of the difficult journey of three exiles forced to join forces to survive the harsh realities of the Age of Oblivion.
Kir Bulychev’s "The Purple Ball," a summary
This 1983 science fiction novella tells the story of saving Earth from an ancient biological weapon. The plot seamlessly blends space fiction with time travel and folklore: futuristic technologies are closely intertwined with the magic of the Age of Legends.
A summary of "The Dream Line" by Sergei Lukyanenko
"The Dream Line" is a science fiction novel by Sergei Lukyanenko, written in 1995 and first published in 1996 by Lokid. The action takes place in the distant future, several decades after the War of Troubles—a brutal intergalactic conflict in which humanity barely survived, fighting the Sakras and Bulrati races.
"Mother’s Line" by Anna Starobinets, summary
"Mother’s Line" is a short story by Russian writer Anna Starobinets, published in the collection "Silver Axolotl." It tells the story of a woman named Maria Yomdina, who is attempting to obtain Israeli citizenship by right of return while simultaneously concealing the growing symptoms of hereditary schizophrenia.
"The Fake Wife" by Dina Rubina, summary
This book is a collection of short stories and novellas, published in 2021. It brings together texts from various years, exploring human relationships, family dramas, loneliness, and the search for meaning in life against the backdrop of Soviet and post-Soviet realities.
A summary of Alexander Voronsky’s "Literary Silhouettes"
This book is a collection of critical essays written between 1922 and 1925. The author offers a profound and unbiased analysis of the work of his contemporaries, seeking to understand the writer’s place in a transformative era.
"Literary Argish" in the northernmost city in the world
NORILSK. The festival "Literary Argish" ended.
"The Extra Twin" by Kir Bulychev, summary
This science fiction novella was written in 1997. It’s an ironic tale of a stealthy space invasion of the Soviet hinterland. The invaders employ a tactic of social mimicry: they plant infant agents, who grow up to be obedient citizens and build impeccable careers within the nomenklatura.
A summary of "Vision Catcher" by Sergei Lukyanenko
"Vision Catcher" is a novel by Sergey Lukyanenko, published in 2021 by AST Publishing House. Work on it lasted over ten years. The action takes place in Dreamland—a parallel world where every sleeper enters, but only a few are conscious of their existence and can act within it.
A summary of "The Blonde Trap" by Elena Topilskaya
"Blonde Trap" is a 2003 detective novel written by St. Petersburg prosecutor and writer Elena Valentinovna Topilskaya. The protagonist, investigator Masha Shvetsova, investigates a series of mysterious attacks on young, fair-haired men in the entryways of St. Petersburg buildings.
A summary of "Fortune Hunters" by Alexey Pekhov
Created in 2011, this steampunk adventure novel blends classic fantasy with the aesthetics of air pirates, where flying machines powered by captured demons conquer the skies.
"The Wolf’s Lair" by Anna Starobinets, summary
"The Wolf’s Lair" is the first book in the "Beastly Detective" series, published in 2018. It’s a children’s detective story set in an anthropomorphic forest world where animals live by laws that prohibit predators from preying on each other.