The Greatest Russian Short Stories & Plays
Classic Tales and Dramas of Imperial Russia: Realism, Satire, Moral Crisis, and Social ChangeBy William Lyon Phelps, Maxim Gorky, Anton Chekhov, A.S. Pushkin, N.V. Gogol, I.S. Turgenev, F.M. Dostoyevsky, L.N. Tolstoy, M.Y. Saltykov, V.G. Korolenko, V.N. Garshin, F.K. Sologub, I.N. Potapenko, S.T. Semyonov, L.N. Andreyev, M.P. Artzybashev, A.I. Kuprin
Length50h 12m
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The Greatest Russian Short Stories & Plays surveys the extraordinary development of Russian prose and drama from the nineteenth century into the early modern era. Moving between realism, satire, psychological fiction, social critique, lyric impressionism, and proto-symbolist unease, the volume gathers narratives and dramatic works attentive to class, bureaucracy, rural life, moral suffering, erotic conflict, and the unstable interior self. Its juxtaposition of compact comic grotesques, tragic social studies, and searching psychological dramas reveals the short form's unusual power in Russian letters. The contributors represent a broad literary genealogy: the foundational Romantic and realist inheritances of Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoyevsky, and Tolstoy meet the later social observation of Korolenko, Garshin, Potapenko, and Semyonov, as well as the darker experimental sensibilities of Sologub, Andreyev, Artzybashev, and Kuprin. Gorky's socially engaged vision and Saltykov's satiric force further connect the collection to debates over reform, poverty, authority, and cultural modernity. Together, these voices chart changing Russian conceptions of individual conscience and public life. Ideal for students and general readers alike, this anthology offers an illuminating single-volume encounter with major Russian traditions. Its range encourages comparative reading across generations, genres, and ideological positions, fostering a rich dialogue between social history, aesthetic innovation, and enduring human questions.
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length50 hrs 12 mins
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Publish dateDec 19, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Complete Plays of Leo Tolstoy (Annotated)
26THE FOURTH SCENE
2The Greatest Russian Short Stories & Plays
27THE FIFTH SCENE
3Plays:
28Short Stories:
4THE INSPECTOR GENERAL: A COMEDY IN FIVE ACTS
29INTRODUCTION
5INTRODUCTION
30THE QUEEN OF SPADES
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6CHARACTERS OF THE PLAY
31THE CLOAK
7CHARACTERS AND COSTUMES
32THE DISTRICT DOCTOR
8ACT I
33THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND THE WEDDING
9ACT II
34GOD SEES THE TRUTH, BUT WAITS
10ACT III
35HOW A MUZHIK FED TWO OFFICIALS
11ACT IV
36THE SHADES, A PHANTASY
12ACT V
37THE SIGNAL
13LAST SCENE
38THE DARLING
14SILENT SCENE
39THE BET
15SAVVA
40VANKA
16PERSONS
41HIDE AND SEEK
17THE FIRST ACT
42DETHRONED
18THE SECOND ACT
43THE SERVANT
19THE THIRD ACT
44ONE AUTUMN NIGHT
20THE FOURTH ACT
45HER LOVER
21THE LIFE OF MAN
46LAZARUS
22PERSONS
47THE REVOLUTIONIST
23THE FIRST SCENE
48THE OUTRAGE
24THE SECOND SCENE
49AN HONEST THIEF
25THE THIRD SCENE
50I
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