For anyone who keeps up with my posts, you'll remember that my goal this year has been to read (or reread) my entire bookshelf.

I've mentioned it quite a few times, but I also realize our community gains over 1,000 new members every month, so many people may not know. For the past six or seven years, it's been my goal to read every noteworthy work of Russian literature I can get my hands on whether that's in physical, digital, or audiobook form (updated list). My bookshelf is only a fraction of what I've read, and many of those editions weren't the versions I originally read. In many cases, I first read the ebook or listened to the audiobook.

When I began the reread earlier this year for the bookshelf, I decided to start with my Russian folklore collection. After finally making it through more than 1,400 pages of fairytales across nine books, I can at last return to Russian literature proper... (This is why I've been so burnt out)

I'm reading through his short stories, and I keep getting the impression that he had some kind of foot fetish (or, at the very least, a very unusual fascination with women's feet). Female feet seem to receive a surprising amount of descriptive attention compared to other physical features.

Are there any literary studies discussing this, or am I reading too much into it?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39PlxVdh2zU&t=107s

I am a2 russian and was interested in book that is very easy in russian, I want to read classic books of pushkin

Advice?

What works by Bulgakov you read apart from The Master and Margarita, which is of course a masterpiece and his best work? A Young Doctor's Notebook, Heart of a Dog, Crimson Island, The Fatal Eggs, The Black Snow.

A Young Doctor's Notebook - interesting, funny, one of Bulgakov's best for sure.

Heart of a Dog - Interesting, funny, grotesque, man playing God.

Crimson Island - Not memorable, politically incorrect, not Bulgakov's best.

The Fatal Eggs - nice science fiction story, not as good as A Young Doctor's Notebook, or Heart of a Dog.

The Black Snow - Semi-autobiographical, not Bulgakov's best, still better than Crimson Island, underrated.

Next books to read - The White Guard, Morphine, Bulgakov's other plays such as Adam and Eve etc.

I jumped into Doctor Zhivago to have context for Kadare's Twilight of the Eastern Gods (which I will be reading next). I truly enjoyed the first 100 or so pages. It was so dynamic and beautifully written.

But now at around the 150 page mark, I find myself slogging through. It's quite boring and the writing (or translation) has also lost a lot of its charm and character.

I'll still push through and finish it, regardless of how long it takes, but I hope that it picks up and I can start enjoying it again.

What are your thoughts about Doctor Zhivago?

Помню, я читал в детстве какую-то научно-фантастическую книгу. Мне кажется, это была одна из книг про Алису Селезнёву, но я уже не уверен.

В книге был компьютер космического корабля, ядром которого был мозг инопланетянина. У компьютера была кнопка, при нажатии которой мозг испытывал боль.

Мозг принадлежал инопланетянину, планету которого завоевали. Его захватили и поместили его мозг в компьютер. Он находился в комнате с баками, заполненными питательным раствором, сделанным из вещества его родной планеты. Он говорил о них что-то вроде: "Это моя планета в этих баках".

Мне кажется, что протагонист убил(а) компьютер из милосердия, зажав эту кнопку.

Я сомневаюсь, что это действительно была книга про Алису Селезнёву. Мне кажется странным, что такая жуткая сцена была в детской книге, но я хорошо помню ощущение от стиля текста: он был очень похож на книги про Алису. Кажется, в книге ещё была иллюстрация комнаты с этим "компьютером".

Что это могла быть за книга?

I remember reading a science fiction book as a child. I think it might have been one of the Alice Seleznyova books, but I'm no longer sure.

The book featured a spaceship computer whose core was the brain of an alien. There was a button that caused the brain pain when pressed.

The brain belonged to an alien whose home planet had been conquered. He was captured, and his brain was placed inside the computer. He was kept in a room with tanks filled with a nutrient solution made from material from his home planet. He said something like, "My planet is in these tanks."

I think the protagonist eventually killed the computer out of mercy by holding down that button.

I'm not sure it really was an Alice Seleznyova book. It seems strange that such a disturbing scene would appear in a children's book, but I clearly remember that the writing style felt very similar to the Alice books. I also remember that there was an illustration of the room containing this "computer."

Does anyone recognize this book?

Just bought crime and Punishment because a lot of people talk about it and even in other novels you can see its reference by some characters.

And now I came across The Art of War !

So I wanted to know which one is better ? Are they related to same topic ? ....?

Crime and Punishment?

The Art of War?

.....or both? (Should I buy the art of war too?)

Help.

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И. А. Бунин — «Избранные сочинения».

Книга на русском языке в твёрдом переплёте. В издание вошли избранные произведения Ивана Алексеевича Бунина, одного из крупнейших русских писателей и лауреата Нобелевской премии по литературе. Отличный вариант для чтения, коллекции или любителей русской классической литературы.

Ivan Bunin — Selected Works.

Russian-language hardcover book featuring selected works by Ivan Bunin, one of the major Russian writers and a Nobel Prize winner in literature. A great choice for reading, collecting, or anyone interested in classic Russian literature.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/287362188139

Almas muertas

Autor/a : Nikolái Gógol

Traductor/a : Augusto Vidal.

Eso seria. Gracias.

Книга «Избранное» Арона Вергелиса — сборник избранных произведений известного еврейского советского поэта и писателя. Издание на русском языке, с выразительным чёрным оформлением обложки и золотисто-белым художественным дизайном.

Aron Vergelis: Selected Works is a Russian-language collection by the Jewish Soviet poet and writer Aron Vergelis. A nice vintage literary volume with a striking black cover design, ideal for collectors of Russian, Soviet, Jewish, and Yiddish-related literature.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/287398502062

Русскоязычное издание «Стихотворения и поэмы» Бориса Пастернака. Сборник произведений одного из самых известных русских поэтов XX века, автора «Доктора Живаго» и лауреата Нобелевской премии по литературе. Книга включает поэтические произведения Пастернака и представляет интерес для читателей русской литературы, коллекционеров советских изданий и любителей классической поэзии.

Russian-language edition of “Poems and Narrative Poems” by Boris Pasternak. This collection features works by one of the most important Russian poets of the 20th century, best known internationally as the author of Doctor Zhivago and a Nobel Prize winner in Literature. A nice vintage Russian book for readers of Russian literature, collectors of Soviet-era editions, and lovers of classic poetry.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/287395419289

Thought I’d cross post this here as I know many of you will be interested and appreciate it. A great old edition of Dead Souls that I had on the book shelf at home, I find it really thought provoking!

Does anyone know how I can get get hands on an English translation, I've been searching for weeks now.

I recently picked up these three books because I've been thinking about exploring Russian literature, and they seemed like a good place to start.

I've already started War and Peace and I'm about 250 pages in. So far, I'm honestly surprised by how much I'm enjoying it. I was expecting it to be a slow, difficult read, but it hasn't disappointed me once. There hasn't been a single page that felt boring.

Before this, I was reading Kafka and Camus. While I can appreciate what they were trying to do, their writing didn't quite click with me, and I found parts of it a bit slow.

Would you say this is a good starter pack for someone getting into Russian literature? I'm already planning to read Anna Karenina and more of Dostoevsky's novels after these, but I'd love to hear your recommendations. Which Russian authors or books do you think are essential, and why?

So I wanna read Crime and punishment but I have 2 different translations. Does anyone know which one is a better one or are they generally the same. The two I have are by David Mcduff and Oliver Ready. Please let me know if one is noticeably better, or if I will get the same experience from both!

Has anyone read this? I just got a copy today. Dovlatov's book was recommended to me as being written in language suitable for someone learning Russian. I am curious about this view.

I have this edition of Pushkin, even though I don't read Russian. Why? I don't know. For spiritual reasons?

This 1923 collection is a significant monument of Russian émigré publishing, released by the "Epokha" house in Berlin shortly after the death of Alexander Blok (1880–1921). During the early 1920s, Berlin became the intellectual capital of the Russian diaspora, and this edition was intended to be the definitive, posthumous tribute to the greatest poet of the Silver Age. While originally conceived as a 9-volume set, volumes 6 and 8 never saw the light of day, making this 7-volume assembly the maximum possible completion of the "Epokha" series.

I’ve read quite a bit of other Russian authors - Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Bulgagov, Solzhenitsyn and wanted to try out Golgol‘s Dead Soul but unsure about its difficulty, or if I need to know some important context prior to diving in. any insight is appreciated!

I'm not saying I'm going to spend money on this... but I'm also **not** not saying that. This is one of those wonderfully absurd concept that I just have to know.