Russian Classics Ultimate Collection: Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Folk Tales & Legends

Crime and Punishment, War and Peace, Dead Souls, Mother, Uncle Vanya, Inspector General…By Mikhail Lermontov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Nikolai Gogol, Alexander Pushkin, Anton Chekhov, Ivan Turgenev, Maxim Gorky, M.Y. Saltykov, V.G. Korolenko, V.N. Garshin, F.K. Sologub, I.N. Potapenko, S.T. Semyonov, Leonid Andreyev, M.P. Artzybashev, A.I. Kuprin, Nikolai Evreinov, Denis Fonvizin, Ivan Goncharov, Saki, H. H. Munro

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The 'Russian Classics Ultimate Collection: Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Folk Tales & Legends' stands as a monumental anthology that encapsulates the rich tapestry of Russian literature from the golden age to the early modern period. This collection not only showcases the thematic diversity—from existential inquiries and social commentary to poignant explorations of love and despair—but also highlights a variety of literary styles, from the ornate prose of Pushkin to the stark realism of Chekhov. It offers readers a seamless journey through the evolution of Russian literary craftsmanship, with significant pieces that have shaped the understanding of Russian culture and psyche. The anthology is curated by a spectrum of authors whose individual and collective works have significantly contributed to not only Russian but global literary cannons. Figures like Dostoevsky and Tolstoy bring to the fore the existential and ethical dilemmas of man, while Gogol and Chekhov introduce characters embroiled in the struggles against societal conventions. This collection also aligns with various literary movements, from Romanticism to Realism and Symbolism, weaving a complex narrative of historical and cultural tumult experienced throughout Russia's dramatic past. For scholars, students, and aficionados of literature, this collection presents an invaluable resource that offers an expansive look at the breadth of Russian literary output. It invites readers to delve into a world where each page turns to reveal a different facet of the human experience, provided through a chorus of Russia's most revered writers. Engaging with this anthology not only enhances one's literary repertoire but also fosters a deeper appreciation of the historical contexts and philosophical debates that these works so elegantly present and critique.

Psychological Family Political Intrigue Folklore Crime Satire Rebellion Redemption Betrayal

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1Russian Classics Ultimate Collection: Novels, Short Stories, Plays, Folk Tales &amp; Legends

131Swan Song, A Play in one Act

2Introduction:: The Rise of the Russian Empire (H. H. Munro aka Saki) (pt. 1)

132Ivanoff (pt. 1)

3Introduction:: The Rise of the Russian Empire (H. H. Munro aka Saki) (pt. 2)

133Ivanoff (pt. 2)

4Introduction:: The Rise of the Russian Empire (H. H. Munro aka Saki) (pt. 3)

134The Anniversary; or, the Festivities

5Introduction:: The Rise of the Russian Empire (H. H. Munro aka Saki) (pt. 4)

135The Proposal

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6Introduction:: The Rise of the Russian Empire (H. H. Munro aka Saki) (pt. 5)

136The Wedding

7Introduction:: The Rise of the Russian Empire (H. H. Munro aka Saki) (pt. 6)

137The Bear

8Novels &amp; Novellas:

138The Seagull

9Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol) (pt. 1)

139A Reluctant Hero; or, A Tragedian in Spite of Himself

10Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol) (pt. 2)

140Uncle Vanya

11Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol) (pt. 3)

141The Three Sisters (pt. 1)

12Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol) (pt. 4)

142The Three Sisters (pt. 2)

13Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol) (pt. 5)

143The Cherry Orchard

14Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol) (pt. 6)

144Leo Tolstoy:

15Dead Souls (Nikolai Gogol) (pt. 7)

145The Power of Darkness (pt. 1)

16A Hero of Our Time (Mikhail Lermontov) (pt. 1)

146The Power of Darkness (pt. 2)

17A Hero of Our Time (Mikhail Lermontov) (pt. 2)

147The First Distiller

18A Hero of Our Time (Mikhail Lermontov) (pt. 3)

148Fruits of Culture (pt. 1)

19Oblomov (Ivan Goncharov) (pt. 1)

149Fruits of Culture (pt. 2)

20Oblomov (Ivan Goncharov) (pt. 2)

150The Live Corpse

21Oblomov (Ivan Goncharov) (pt. 3)

151The Cause of it All

22Fathers and Sons (Ivan Turgenev) (pt. 1)

152The Light Shines in Darkness (pt. 1)

23Fathers and Sons (Ivan Turgenev) (pt. 2)

153The Light Shines in Darkness (pt. 2)

24Fathers and Sons (Ivan Turgenev) (pt. 3)

154Leonid Andreyev:

25Fathers and Sons (Ivan Turgenev) (pt. 4)

155Savva (pt. 1)

26Fyodor Dostoevsky:

156Savva (pt. 2)

27Crime and Punishment (pt. 1)

157The Life of Man

28Crime and Punishment (pt. 2)

158Nikolai Evreinov:

29Crime and Punishment (pt. 3)

159A Merry Death

30Crime and Punishment (pt. 4)

160The Beautiful Despot

31Crime and Punishment (pt. 5)

161Short Stories:

32Crime and Punishment (pt. 6)

162The Queen of Spades (Alexsandr S. Pushkin)

33Crime and Punishment (pt. 7)

163The Cloak (Nikolay V. Gogol)

34Crime and Punishment (pt. 8)

164The District Doctor (Ivan S. Turgenev)

35Crime and Punishment (pt. 9)

165The Christmas Tree and the Wedding (Fiodor M. Dostoyevsky)

36Crime and Punishment (pt. 10)

166God Sees the Truth, but Waits (Leo N. Tolstoy)

37The Idiot (pt. 1)

167How A Muzhik Fed Two Officials (M.Y. Saltykov)

38The Idiot (pt. 2)

168The Shades, a Phantasy (Vladimir G. Korlenko)

39The Idiot (pt. 3)

169The Signal (Vsevolod M. Garshin)

40The Idiot (pt. 4)

170The Darling (Anton P. Chekov)

41The Idiot (pt. 5)

171The Bet (Anton P. Chekhov)

42The Idiot (pt. 6)

172Vanka (Anton P. Chekhov)

43The Idiot (pt. 7)

173Hide and Seek (Fiodor Sologub)

44The Idiot (pt. 8)

174Dethroned (I.N. Potapenko)

45The Idiot (pt. 9)

175The Servant (S.T. Semyonov)

46The Idiot (pt. 10)

176One Autumn Night (Maxim Gorky)

47The Idiot (pt. 11)

177Her Lover (Maxim Gorky)

48The Idiot (pt. 12)

178Lazarus (Leonid Andreyev)

49The Brothers Karamazov (pt. 1)

179The Revolutionist (Michaïl P. Artzybashev)

50The Brothers Karamazov (pt. 2)

180The Outrage (Aleksandr I. Kuprin)

51The Brothers Karamazov (pt. 3)

181An Honest Thief (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)

52The Brothers Karamazov (pt. 4)

182A Novel in Nine Letters (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)

53The Brothers Karamazov (pt. 5)

183An Unpleasant Predicament (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)

54The Brothers Karamazov (pt. 6)

184Another Man&#x27;s Wife Or The Husband under the Bed (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)

55The Brothers Karamazov (pt. 7)

185The Heavenly Christmas Tree (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)

56The Brothers Karamazov (pt. 8)

186The Peasant Marey (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)

57The Brothers Karamazov (pt. 9)

187The Crocodile (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)

58The Brothers Karamazov (pt. 10)

188Bobok (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)

59The Brothers Karamazov (pt. 11)

189The Dream of a Ridiculous Man (Fyodor Dostoyevsky)

60The Brothers Karamazov (pt. 12)

190Mumu (Ivan Turgenev)

61The Brothers Karamazov (pt. 13)

191The Shot (Alexander Pushkin)

62The Brothers Karamazov (pt. 14)

192St. John&#x27;s Eve1 (Nikolai Vasilievitch Gogol)

63The Brothers Karamazov (pt. 15)

193An Old Acquaintance (Count Lyof N. Tolstoy)

64The Brothers Karamazov (pt. 16)

194The Nose (Nikolai Gogol)

65Leo Tolstoy:

195Memoirs of a Madman (Nikolai Gogol)

66War and Peace (pt. 1)

196A May Night (Nikolai Gogol)

67War and Peace (pt. 2)

197The Viy (Nikolai Gogol)

68War and Peace (pt. 3)

198Knock, Knock, Knock (Ivan Turgenev)

69War and Peace (pt. 4)

199The Inn (Ivan Turgenev)

70War and Peace (pt. 5)

200Lieutenant Yergunov&#x27;s Story (Ivan Turgenev)

71War and Peace (pt. 6)

201The Dog (Ivan Turgenev)

72War and Peace (pt. 7)

202The Watch (Ivan Turgenev)

73War and Peace (pt. 8)

203Russian Folk Tales &amp; Legends:

74War and Peace (pt. 9)

204The Fiend

75War and Peace (pt. 10)

205The Dead Mother

76War and Peace (pt. 11)

206The Dead Witch

77War and Peace (pt. 12)

207The Treasure

78War and Peace (pt. 13)

208The Cross-Surety

79War and Peace (pt. 14)

209The Awful Drunkard

80War and Peace (pt. 15)

210The Bad Wife

81War and Peace (pt. 16)

211The Golovikha

82War and Peace (pt. 17)

212The Three Copecks

83War and Peace (pt. 18)

213The Miser

84War and Peace (pt. 19)

214The Fool and the Birch-Tree

85War and Peace (pt. 20)

215The Mizgir

86War and Peace (pt. 21)

216The Smith and the Demon

87War and Peace (pt. 22)

217Ivan Popyalof

88War and Peace (pt. 23)

218The Norka

89War and Peace (pt. 24)

219Marya Morevna

90War and Peace (pt. 25)

220Koshchei the Deathless

91War and Peace (pt. 26)

221The Water Snake

92Anna Karenina (pt. 1)

222The Water King and Vasilissa the Wise

93Anna Karenina (pt. 2)

223The Baba Yaga

94Anna Karenina (pt. 3)

224Vasilissa the Fair

95Anna Karenina (pt. 4)

225The Witch

96Anna Karenina (pt. 5)

226The Witch and the Sun’s Sister

97Anna Karenina (pt. 6)

227One-Eyed Likho

98Anna Karenina (pt. 7)

228Woe

99Anna Karenina (pt. 8)

229Friday

100Anna Karenina (pt. 9)

230Wednesday

101Anna Karenina (pt. 10)

231The Léshy

102Anna Karenina (pt. 11)

232Vazuza and Volga

103Anna Karenina (pt. 12)

233Sozh and Dnieper.

104Anna Karenina (pt. 13)

234The Metamorphosis of the Dnieper, the Volga, and the Dvina.

105Anna Karenina (pt. 14)

235Frost

106Anna Karenina (pt. 15)

236The Blind Man and the Cripple

107Anna Karenina (pt. 16)

237Princess Helena the Fair

108The Death of Ivan Ilyich

238Emilian the Fool

109The Kreutzer Sonata (pt. 1)

239The Witch Girl

110The Kreutzer Sonata (pt. 2)

240The Headless Princess

111Anton Chekhov:

241The Soldier’s Midnight Watch

112The Steppe: The Story of a Journey (pt. 1)

242The Warlock

113The Steppe: The Story of a Journey (pt. 2)

243The Fox-Physician

114Ward No. 6

244The Fiddler in Hell

115Mother (Maxim Gorky) (pt. 1)

245The Ride on the Gravestone

116Mother (Maxim Gorky) (pt. 2)

246The Two Friends

117Mother (Maxim Gorky) (pt. 3)

247The Shroud

118Mother (Maxim Gorky) (pt. 4)

248The Coffin-Lid

119Mother (Maxim Gorky) (pt. 5)

249The Two Corpses

120Mother (Maxim Gorky) (pt. 6)

250The Dog and the Corpse

121Mother (Maxim Gorky) (pt. 7)

251The Soldier and the Vampire

122Satan&#x27;s Diary (Leonid Andreyev) (pt. 1)

252Elijah the Prophet and Nicholas

123Satan&#x27;s Diary (Leonid Andreyev) (pt. 2)

253The Priest with the Greedy Eyes

124Satan&#x27;s Diary (Leonid Andreyev) (pt. 3)

254The Hasty Word

125Plays:

255Essays:

126The Choice of a Tutor (Denis Fonvizin)

256On Russian Novelists (William Lyon Phelps) (pt. 1)

127The Inspector General; or, The Government Inspector (Nikolai Gogol) (pt. 1)

257On Russian Novelists (William Lyon Phelps) (pt. 2)

128The Inspector General; or, The Government Inspector (Nikolai Gogol) (pt. 2)

258On Russian Novelists (William Lyon Phelps) (pt. 3)

129Anton Chekhov:

259Lectures on Russian Novelists (Ivan Panin) (pt. 1)

130On the High Road

260Lectures on Russian Novelists (Ivan Panin) (pt. 2)

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