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"Russian Flowers of Evil" by Viktor Erofeev, summary
This book is a collection of landmark texts from Russian prose of the late twentieth century, published in 1997. Here, Russian literature radically rejects classical humanism and faith in humanity.
"Russian Booker" on the eve of the December finals
MOSCOW. The list of finalists of the Russian Booker lacks many famous surnames.
"The Russian People and the State" by Nikolai Alekseev, summary
Nikolai Alekseev’s treatise was written in exile after the 1917 Revolution. The work explores in detail the political worldview of the Russian masses, sharply distinguishing it from the Westernizing views of the upper classes.
"Fish in a Teapot" by Elvira Baryakina, summary
This book is an ironic detective story, created in 1998, and its distinctive detail lies in the fact that it was Elvira Baryakina’s first published work of fiction, co-written with Anna Kapranova.
"Rassi - the Elusive Friend" by Evgeny Veltistov, summary
This children’s science fiction novel was written in 1970. A robot boy named Electronik designs an invulnerable mechanical dog named Rassie, who can change shape and quickly analyze data.
"Three apples fell from the sky," or five years after Manyuni
KIROV. Alexander Green Prize for Narine Abgaryan. A new book about the history of a mountain village supplanted Tatyana Tolstoy’s book in the readers rating.
"Savva Morozov" by Maxim Gorky, summary
This biographical essay, written in 1924, describes the complex psychological evolution of a prominent Russian industrialist, confronting the inevitable demise of his social classIt is part of a larger cycle of autobiographical notes by the writer, which also includes memoirs about Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, and Vladimir Lenin.
A summary of Alexander Markov’s "The Saga of the Western Lands"
This book by Alexander and Elena Markov is a historical adventure story based on Scandinavian sagas about the Vikings’ discovery of Greenland and America, published in 1996It is stylized as an Old Icelandic saga and conveys with documentary accuracy the harsh life, laws, and spirit of the era of Norse seafarers, uniting and literary complementing the classic stories of The Saga of Eirik the Red and The Saga of the Greenlanders.
A summary of "The Saga of Harald the Sailor" by Alexander Markov
This book is the story of Norwegian Vikings and Irish monks whose destinies are tragically intertwined by the desecration of an ancient tombThe events of the saga take place in 789. Scandinavian tales of the dead are closely intertwined with Celtic legends of a fairy people, set against the backdrop of early voyages to the shores of North America.
"Sayonara Tsvetolina!" by Asya Lavrinovich, summary
This story about first love and finding one’s place in a new group was written in 2018. This book is a frank discussion of school bullying, teenage fears, and the ability to assert one’s boundaries.
"The Whitest Night" by Asya Lavrinovich, summary
This 2022 young adult novel tells the story of two girls whose lives unexpectedly intersect in the same St. Petersburg apartment. This book is a direct continuation of Agnia Lehmann’s story from "Love Not According to the Script."
"The Longest Straw" by Grigory Kanovich and Saulius Shaltenis, summary
Grigory Kanovich and Saulius Šaltenis’s film novella was created in the early 1980s. The work immerses readers in the harsh reality of the first post-war years in Latvia. The authors convey an atmosphere of widespread suspicion and difficult choices against the backdrop of a devastated world.
"The Shortest Night" by Roald Nazarov, summary
"The Shortest Night" is a collection of four plays by Leningrad playwright Roald Viktorovich Nazarov, published in 1973 by Sovetsky PisatelThe book includes "The Shortest Night," "Chance Encounters," "Hello, Krymov," and "Daughter." All four texts are based on a direct moral conflict, where personal fate comes to a head against duty, the memory of war, work, and family choice.
A summary of Tatyana Korsakova’s "Darkest Night"
Tatyana Korsakova’s 2015 detective-mystery novel revolves around mysterious events at "Wolves and Wild Boars," an elite camp for troubled teenagers located in the ancient Shapovalov estate near the village of Makeyevka.
A summary of the Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenal
This celebrated work of Roman literature, composed in the first third of the second century AD (c. 100–127), is a collection of sixteen verses written in dactylic hexameter.