Some of my favourite Russian books

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	"the best novel in verse by the Russian Shakespeare Alexander Pushkin."

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	"Dostoevsky is my favourite writer. I would recommend all his books, but for variety's sake I will list only three.  "Memoirs..." is an almost autobiographical account of the author's exile in Siberia."

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	"Devils is a great novel. Full of psychological depth, irony and prophetic insight. My absolute favourite book of all time."

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	"Gogol's "gift for comedy, absurdity and fabulism" is second to none. "The Portrait" and "The Overcoat" are among my favourite Gogol stories."

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	"Dostoevsky's last and perhaps his greatest novel."

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	"brilliant novel about a young officer Pechorin. If you like this novel you might also enjoy Pushkin's Tales of Belkin (ISBN-10: 0140446753)."

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	"Some of the short stories in this book are really good (I would recommend stories by Leskov, Zoshchenko, Shalamov)."

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	"Chekhov is one of the best short-story writers. Read Ward No.6, The Bishop, The Black Monk and I think you'll agree with this statement."

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	"Many people know Tolstoy's major works such as "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina", but his short fiction is also a joy to read."

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	"Goncharov's best novel about an extremely inert Russian aristocrat. I also like his "Obyknovennaia istoriya" (The Common Tale)."

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	"Anti-utopian, strange, nightmarish, difficult to understand, but still great. I also like The Locks of Epiphan and Juvenile Sea by the same author."

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	"good stories, especially Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk"

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	"I am not very keen on Turgenev's major novels, but this collection of short stories/sketches is simply great."

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	"The funniest book I have ever read. The Golden Calf by the same authors is just as funny."

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	"Famous Russian play written in the first half of the 19th century. Brilliant comedy in verse. For those who enjoy reading plays, I'd recommend getting books by Alexander Ostrovsky. His plays are great"

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	"Probably the most popular Soviet novel. Written in an epic (almost a la Tolstoy) style. Those who find this book interesting may want to check out The Gloomy River by Shishkov."

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	"If you want to know about life in USSR in the 70s, this book will tell you about it in a way that is funny, original and almost Chekhovian."

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	"In this book Dovlatov (died in 1990) tells about his experience as a journalist in the Soviet Republic of Estonia. Another great book by one of the best observers of life in modern Russian literature."

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	"A wonderful book. Bulgakov at his best. Set Master and Margarita aside and read this one. It won't disappoint."

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	"a bit surreal and absurd, but so clever and interesting. There is a brilliant Russian film based on this story (director: Vladimir Bortko)."

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	"Excellent semi-autobiographical account of Tolstoy's early days."

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	"I don't know if any books by Ivan Savvich Nikitin have ever been translated into English. I love his poems. They show deep sympathy for the sufferings of the poor and true love of homeland."

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	"No other poet has ever created anything more beautiful in the Russian language. I am proud of being able to read his works in the original. Very good translation, by the way."

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	"Not as good as Chekhov, but still a great writer."

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	"This book is not very well-known, which is a pity. "The hero of this story, Peredonov, is as comical as he is disgusting: a victim, a monster, a hypocrite and a sadistic dullard" (amazon.co.uk)."