Books
automatic translateA summary of "The Copper Box" by Dina Rubina
Published in 2015, this collection of short fiction draws on the intimate tones of travel writing. This book is a gallery of monologues from random fellow travelers, recounting the complex lives of individuals.
A summary of Georgy Polonsky’s "Cinderella’s Honeymoon"
This book is an ironic philosophical tale, written in 1995. It recounts the events following a lavish royal wedding. The author mercilessly shatters the illusion of cloudless palace happiness.
"Between Heaven and Earth" by Marc Levy, summary
French author Marc Lévy’s novel "Between Heaven and Earth" was written in 1999 and first published in 2000. This book is the author’s debut work of fiction, the manuscript of which was originally written for his son.
"Intercontinental Knot" by Yulian Semenov, summary
This political spy thriller was created in 1986. Written during the period of détente and the complex negotiations over the Geneva Accords, this book is a direct sequel to the novel "TASS is Authorized to Declare..."
A summary of "The Little Things in Life" by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
This book is a satirical series of essays created in 1886 and 1887. The writer addresses the era of the 1880s, exploring the power of mundane, debilitating worries over the destinies of people of all classes.
"Melpomene" by Alexander Devyatov, summary
Melpomene is a 2023 novel by Alexander Devyatov; it was published on Author.Today on February 1, 2023, and later appeared on book services as historical fiction with a romance and dramatic plot.
"Dead Zero" by Max Fry, summary
Published in 2018, this novel depicts the daily life of Echo, where ancient dream monsters suddenly become a threat. The plot revolves around the visit of a foreign delegation and personnel changes in the capital’s police force.
"Dead Island" by Nikolai Svechin, summary
"Dead Island" is a historical detective novel by Nikolai Svechin, published in 2014. Set in the spring of 1889, its main force is not a single mystery, but the entire system of Sakhalin’s penal servitude, where disappearances, forgery, and violence have long been commonplace.
A Place in the Sun by Polina Dashkova, summary
The detective novel "A Place in the Sun" was written in 1999. The author explores the mechanisms of cruel calculation and cynicism hidden behind the façade of bohemian life and respectability. The plot revolves around the intersecting destinies of people from completely different social strata of post-Soviet Moscow.
A Month Beyond the Rubicon by Sergei Lukyanenko, Summary
"A Month Beyond the Rubicon" is the third and final novel in the "Changed" trilogy, published in 2021. Lukyanenko concludes the story of Maxim Vorontsov, a young Muscovite who has by this point undergone two Summonings and transformed into something unique: a Protector with abilities unlike any other Changed.
Metro 2033 by Dmitry Glukhovsky, summary
Dmitry Glukhovsky’s post-apocalyptic novel was published in 2005. The book is the fruit of a unique online experiment, where early readers directly influenced the plot, correcting technical details and suggesting logical steps to the author.
Metro 2034 by Dmitry Glukhovsky, summary
This post-apocalyptic science fiction novel depicts the survival of the remnants of humanity in the Moscow subway. Created in 2009, this book is a grim chronicle of the Sevastopolskaya station’s hopeless struggle against an unknown threat and simultaneously a story about the search for lost humanity.
Metro 2035 by Dmitry Glukhovsky, summary
This dystopian novel was written in 2015. This book is the finale of a post-apocalyptic trilogy about the survival of Muscovites underground after a nuclear war. The author abandons the mystical elements of the previous installments.
"The Mechanics of Happiness" by Manuk Mnatsakanyan, summary
The work of Armenian writer and engineer Manuk Mnatsakanyan was published in 1982. The text formed the basis for a screenplay depicting the lives of Yerevan residents burdened by routine concerns but still holding out hope for a better future.
A summary of Maxim Gorky’s "The Philistines"
This book, Maxim Gorky’s debut play, written in 1901, directly and harshly depicts the looming conflict between generations and classes within a well-off bourgeois family.