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Palace And Prison ( Library Of Soviet Literature) by Olga Forsh

In this post, we will see the book Palace And Prison ( Library Of Soviet Literature) by Olga Forsh. About the book “Pending special decree”— these cold and heartless words determined the fate of Mikhail Beideman, Russian revolution­ ary, and … Continue reading

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The Insulted and Humiliated (Classics of Russian Literature) – Dostoyevsky

In this post, we will see the book The Insulted and Humiliated by Fyodor Dostoyevsky. About the book In this novel we see a young man madly in love with a girl from a moderately poor family. This girl falls … Continue reading

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Timur and His Squad – Gaidar

In this post, we will see the book Timur And His Squad by Arkady Gaidar. About the book This book is a collection of four short novels by Arkady Gaidar: School, Chuck and Geck, Blue Cup and Timur and His … Continue reading

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Anton Pavlovich Chekov (Soviet Literary Criticism) – Yermilov

In this post, we will see the book Anton Pavlovich Chekhov by Vladimir Yermilov. About the book The book is a comprehensive critique of Chekhov’s works and life. Translated from the Russian by Ivy Litvinov Designed by Y. Gannushkin Published … Continue reading

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My Life in Art (Soviet Arts) – Stanislavsky

In this post, we will see the book My Life In Art by Konstantin Stanislavsky. This book is part of the series Soviet Arts. About the book I Wanted to Write a book about the creative work done by the … Continue reading

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How The Carpathian Mountains Were Born – A Ukrainian Legend – Skrypnyk

In this post, we will see the book How The Carpathian Mountains Were Born – A Ukrainian Legend -by Mary Skrypnyk. About the book A Ukrainian folktale about the formation of Carpathian mountains. The book was translated from Russian by … Continue reading

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Students – Trifonov

In this post, we will see the book Students by Yuri Trifonov. About the book This book by Yuri Trifonov is about Moscow student life in the postwar years. The reader is taken into the lecture halls, the club and … Continue reading

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Uzbekistan Speaks – Short Stories

In this post, we will see the book Uzbekistan Speaks (Short Stories). The book is a part of LIBRARY OF SOVIET SHORT STORIES series. About the book The book is a collection of six short stories by Uzbeg authors. The … Continue reading

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इवान – बोगोमोलोव (Ivan – Bogomolov Marathi/Hindi)

In this post, we will see the Marathi book Ivan by V.  Bogolomov इवान  व्लादिमीर बोगोमोलोव About the book A Soviet Novel in Marathi for children. Set during the Second World War. A nice summary is given here. The book … Continue reading

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Childhood, Boyhood, Youth – Lev Tolstoi

In this post, we will see the trilogy Childhood, Boyhood, Youth by Lev Tolstoi. About the book Leo Tolstoy began his trilogy, Childhood, Boyhood, Youth, in his early twenties. Although he would in his old age famously dismiss it as … Continue reading

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