Books
automatic translate"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.
Arthur Hailey’s "The Moneychangers," a summary
Published in 1975, this industrial novel reveals in detail the hidden workings of the US financial system in the 1970s through the bitter rivalry between two vice presidents for the top job at a major bank.
"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.
"Sword of Destiny" by Andrzej Sapkowski, summary
This collection of short stories by Polish writer Andrzej Sapkowski was published as a standalone book in 1992. In this book, readers are introduced to the concept of Destiny, a key concept in the entire series, and meet Princess Cirilla, whose fate shapes the rest of the narrative.
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.
A Million and One Days of Vacation by Evgeny Veltistov, summary
This book is a 1979 science fiction fairy tale in which one day of schoolchildren in space is equivalent to thousands of years of life on Earth due to the curvature of space near a super-dense dead star.