Books
automatic translate"Remember Death" by Elena Topilskaya, summary
This detective novel by Elena Topilskaya, a StPetersburg prosecutor and writer, was published in the 1990s and is written in the first person. The protagonist, Maria Shvetsova, a senior investigator with twelve years of experience, handles several cases simultaneously, and her professional and personal lives are constantly intertwined.
"The Newcomer" by Narine Abgaryan, summary
This autobiographical novella was written in 2011. This book is an honest chronicle of a young provincial woman’s adjustment to a foreign metropolis in the 1990s. The events are conveyed through the lens of sincere humor, everyday troubles, and colorful characters of a transitional historical period.
"Monday Begins on Saturday. Screenplay" by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, summary
The screenplay is based on the Strugatsky brothers’ novella of the same name, written in the 1960s. The work depicts the clash of the Soviet scientific and technical intelligentsia with the world of magic and Russian folklore.
A summary of "Escape Attempt" by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
This science fiction novella was written in 1962. This book is the authors’ first work in which the bright communist world of Noon collides with an immature, cruel feudal-slave civilization.
A summary of Sergei Lukyanenko’s "Threshold"
This book is a science fiction novel published in 2019. The plot describes a paradox in the development of intelligence. Most civilizations inevitably destroy themselves in wars. They perish before reaching the fifth level of development and reaching deep space.
A summary of "Portrait of My Father" by Vadim Trunin
The text was written by a Soviet screenwriter in the second half of the twentieth century. The work tells the coming-of-age story of a Siberian boy, Kolya Burlakov. The book’s most important detail—the search for his father’s roots—takes place against the backdrop of the harsh life of workers in the taiga and tundra.
Vadim Panov’s "The Last Admiral of Zagrata," a summary
This book is a steampunk and astropunk science fiction novel, published in 2011. The narrative revolves around a critical military and political crisis on the agrarian planet of Zagrata, where the interests of the monarchy, separatists, and an interstellar trading corporation clash.
A summary of Sergei Lukyanenko’s "The Last Watch"
This book is the fourth installment in the acclaimed Others series, completed in 2005. The main intrigue revolves around an ancient artifact hidden by Merlin, capable of erasing the impenetrable barriers between the layers of the magical Twilight.
"The Last Tycoon" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, summary
The novel "The Last Tycoon" was written in 1940. The author died of a heart attack while working on the manuscript, leaving the book unfinished. The protagonist was based on executive producer Irving Thalberg.
Alex Keemen’s "The Last Dawn," Summary
This book is a 2020 science fiction story that serves as a prequel to the "Birth of the Gods" series. The plot follows the difficult moral choice of Commander Delion, who is forced to sacrifice his own fleet and an entire inhabited planet to save a small group of civilians and fulfill a cruel military order.
"The Last Man from Atlantis" by Alexander Belyaev, summary
This collection of short stories and novels was created between 1925 and 1935. The works are united by the theme of the ocean’s mysteries, the exploration of the deep sea, and the search for sunken ancient civilizations. The novel "Amphibian Man" was successfully adapted into a film.
"The Last Battle" by C.S. Lewis, summary
C.S. Lewis completed his epic fairytale series in 1956. This book is the finale of the Narnian epic, describing the destruction of the magical kingdom and the transition of its inhabitants to the eternal realm.
A summary of "The Last Victim" by Alexander Ostrovsky
This book is a profound social comedy, written in 1877. The plot revolves around a young and wealthy widow, Yulia Tugina. Her blind love for a frivolous rake threatens her with ruin and shatters her illusions.
"The Last of the Stanfields" by Marc Levy, summary
The novel, published in 2017, centers on the mystery of two families whose destinies intertwine against the backdrop of three historical eras: the partisan struggle in France during World War II, the Baltimore journalist revolt of 1980, and a detective investigation in 2016.
A summary of "The Last Autumn" by Alexey Pekhov
This book is a 2003 prose work detailing the tragic exodus of fairytale creatures familiar from childhood from their native world. The plot focuses entirely on the final hours of the Magic Forest’s existence before the final closure of the saving passage to another dimension.