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Скачать книгу (размер 1 299 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 256) Аннотация: The stories collected here, available for the first time in paperback, represent a sampling of the prose that first established Bulgakov as a major figure in the literary renaissance of Moscow in the 1920s, long before he became known as an influential playwright and novelist. The centerpiece of this collection is the long story 'Notes on the Cuff,' a comically autobiographical account of how the…

Скачать книгу (размер 483 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 96) Аннотация: Inspired by Gogol's surreal tales, Dostoevsky's hilarious story has been interpreted by some as a vitriolic piece of social criticism The civil servant Ivan Matveyich and his wife Elena Ivanovna are spectators of an exhibition — in a shopping arcade — of a crocodile owned by a German, when Ivan is suddenly swallowed alive by the animal. Unsuccessful in his attempts to be freed from his prison,…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 952 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 384) Аннотация: ly, Blok, Sologub, Annensky, and their contemporaries may be best known for writing influential verse and narrative prose. However, they also authored Symbolist plays, thus collectively adding to a revolutionary new Russian performance style. This is an extensive anthology of their works, including several first English play translations, detailed prefaces, and critical essays on the theatre.

Скачать книгу (размер 973 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 192) Аннотация: Vladimir Makanin, one of the most acclaimed writers of today's Russia, examines the fates of ordinary people of the future — or is it the present? — in these two brilliant novellas. Makanin's characters are caught in surreal situations which test their ability to retain their humanity, sometimes at a terrible price.

Скачать книгу (размер 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 120) Аннотация: One of the delights of Russian literature, a tour de force that has been compared to the best of Nabokov and Bulgakov, Yuri Olesha's novella Envy brings together cutting social satire, slapstick humor, and a wild visionary streak. Andrei is a model Soviet citizen, a swaggeringly self-satisfied mogul of the food industry who intends to revolutionize modern life with mass-produced sausage. Nikolai…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: The Naked Year follows the provincial town of Ordinin through 1919, a year of war, illness, and tumultuous change. The village and its inhabitants merchants, nobles, peasants, and communists alike experience first-hand the impact of the violent revolutionary struggle of the Reds, Whites, Blacks, and Greens, until their world eventually dissolves into chaos.

Скачать книгу (размер 1 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 244) Аннотация: «This is the widely acclaimed translation of one of the outstanding and seminal works of Russian literature. Pushkin's «novel in verse» has influenced Russian prose as well as poetry since its completion nearly 175 years ago. By turns brilliant, entertaining, romantic, and serious, it traces the development of a young Petersburg dandy as he deals with life and love. Influenced by Byron, Pushkin…

Скачать книгу (размер 2 605 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 512) Аннотация: Translated by Bollingen Prize winner Walter Arndt, Pushkin Threefold is the acclaimed edition of Pushkin's poems that includes three versions of each poem — the original Russian, a close translation into English, and a poetic verse translation reproducing as faithfully as possible the form, spirit, and flavor of the original. This indispensable volume contains 74 shorter poems; 'Tsar Nikita and…

Скачать книгу (размер 1 064 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 210) Аннотация: A brilliant new translation of a perennial favorite of Russian Literature The first major Russian novel, A Hero of Our Time was both lauded and reviled upon publication. Its dissipated hero, twenty-five-year-old Pechorin, is a beautiful and magnetic but nihilistic young army officer, bored by life and indifferent to his many sexual conquests. Chronicling his unforgettable adventures in the…