The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades.
Leonid Nikolaievich Andreyev (21 August [O.S. 9 August] 1871 - 12 September 1919) was a Russian playwright, novelist and short-story writer, who is considered to be a father of Expressionism in Russian literature.
We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public.
Pushkin, and The Cloak, by Gogol. The first was a finishing-off of the old, outgoing style of romanticism, the other was the beginning of the new, the characteristically Russian style. We read Pushkin's Queen of Spades, the first story ...
This collection of Russian short stories showcases some of the greatest minds of Russian literature and is sure to not let you down. Difficult, but enlightening, it is worth taking the time to read.
Best Russian Short Stories Edited by Thomas Seltzer.
Nearly every author of note has turned their hand to it at some point in their career. This volume contains a broad selection of authors and styles in the original language, including Chekhov, Tolstoy, Gogol and more.
This volume collects finely crafted gems from the likes of Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev, Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky.
Best Russian Short Stories - Compiled and Edited by Thomas Seltzer. Pushkin - Gogol - Turgenev - Dostoyevsky - Tolstoy - Saltykov - Korolenko - Garshin - Chekhov - Sologub...
In order to understand Russian history and culture, you must read these best Russian short stories. This present book is the most complete anthology of Russian short stories in English.
But stylistically, the stories are vastly different, ranging from the realistic to the expressionistic and surreal. Tonally, the stories convey everything from tragic pathos to satire.
Best Russian Short Stories
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the...
This volume collects many classic Russian short stories, including Pushkin's "The Queen of Spades," Gogol's "The Cloak," Turgenev's "The District Doctor," Dostoyevsky's "The Chirstmas Tree and the Wedding," Tolstoy's "God Ses the Truth, But ...
If Krylov's tales made short prose popular in Russia, the stories of the revered poet Aleksandr Pushkin gained serious attention for the form.
In this collection of Russian stories, editor and compiler Thomas Seltzer selects from a range of the best examples of 19th and early 20th century Russian literature.