No.10861
What are some essential works of Russian literature. I'm already familiar with Dostoevsky and Tolstoy.
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No.10868
the master and margherita is one of my favourite books.
also gogol can be pretty good.
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No.10869
>>10868
i'm obviously not an expert, if that wasn't clear.
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No.10872
Currently reading Chekov for his short stories. I highly reccomend Ward No. 6 and The Lady with the Little Dog. Others to consider are Turgenev and Pushkin.
Dead Souls is probably the best thing Gogol's written, but it's highly topical and the message only starts to truly develop midway.
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No.10873
Gulag Archipelago, Solzhenitsyn.
(Yeah yeah, he was actually Ukrainian.)
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No.10875
>>10873
so is bulgakov,iirc.
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No.10880
The Captain's Daughter is a nice little read, and Taras Bulba is pretty interesting too
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No.10884
>>10880
>The Captain's Daughter
to me it's like the textbook old adventure novel.
coincidences over coincidences over coincidences…
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No.10908
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No.10909
roadside picnic and metro 2033 come to mind.
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No.10914
>>10908
now i need to know the meaning of the title.
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No.10919
>>10861
Turgenev's novels are nice short too
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No.10968
Merezhkovsky and Karamzin
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No.10985
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No.10991
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No.11023
>>10873
If Solzhenitsyn was (part) Ukrainian it made little difference; as Russian apologists note, Ukraine may come from a root meaning "on the border of". Solz generally has a positive view of the Banderist rebels who fought to liberate Ukraine from the USSR.
I am currently just over halfway done, at the chapter focused on how thieves were considered "socially friendly" elements, and as their morals were considered no threat to the Soviet order (!) they had a privileged place in the Gulag.
Another, far shorter, key Solzhenitsyn work, which I have no read yet but will after Gulag Archipelago is One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, his one book published in the USSR in 1962. Supposedly the height of Khruschev's thaw, it caused a sensation for its realism as Ivan Denisovich is crass and concerned with bread and rest, rather than the great communist revolution.
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No.11024
The Mosque of Notre-Dame by Elena Chudinova may not be a timeless classic, but it is an important contemporary dystopian novel, an underground hit translated into several languages, including English last year. I read it and was impressed, so I suggested it for a parish book club; it made for a lively discussion.
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No.11066
>Ctrl + G
>The Hyperboloid of Engineer Garin
>no results
And you niggers call yourself literary connoisseurs?
>>11024
>The Mosque of Notre-Dame
LOL.
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No.11534
>>10991
>>10908
Prepare your angus
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No.11546
>>11534
>Victor Pelevin
fuck yes
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No.11568
>>10872
>Are you fucking me?
I agree with this guy. Chekov's Ward No. 6 (which nurtured Lenin's revolutionary spirit) and The Duel.
Turgenev's Fathers and Sons is great.
Gogol's Dead Souls, The Overcoat and Other Short Stories and Taras Bulba are classics.
Lermontov's A Hero of Our Time
Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita and A Heart of A Dog
If you like political theory, Bakunin's Statism and Anarchy or his God and the State. Also, Nechaev.
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No.11569
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No.11906
>>11534
I read on of his other books in hungarian, but that wasn't that bad, only thinking about the existence and self-realization of the main character.
This however, I've yet to see a physical copy.
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No.12242
OP here forgot I made this thread Thanks for all of the recommendations. The Captain's Daughter is fantastic.
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No.12246
>>10908
Has this been translated?
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No.12325
Ivan Turgenev is essential Russian reading
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No.12644
Bumping this thread.
I'm sure, that this question was asked numerous times on /lit/, but I haven't lurked enough:
>What's the best/most comfortable way to learn language with lit?
Kinda interested in russian literature and interested to learn russian. Know, how to read russian, but my dictionary base is too poor.
Any effective methods to read in original language and build language skills?
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No.12650
>>12644
non native english speaker here. had the basics at school and kinda improved my english by playing final fantasy 7 and reading donald goines novels (which don't exist in my language). also a brief but helpful series of lesson with a mother tongue helped greatly.
my english is far from perfect, but it serves its purpose.
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No.13214
>>10872
+1 to Pushkin. I read his short stories and they were top notch.
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No.13217
>>10909
Came here to say this.
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No.13562
>>10873
lol nope, Holodomor no real
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No.13563
>>11568
thanks for the recs comrade
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No.13849
Pre-derp? What was mentioned, plus
all the Silver Age folk, including Gumilev and Averchenko.
Post-derp?
Lukin (http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?178368) sadly few translations, and mostly German
Frei (http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?237554) - at least some books are translated.
less "loud" tier, but good:
Gevorkyan (http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?181477) - alas, the best isn't on the list.
Mikhailov (http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?92761) - ditto
>>11546
And yes, Pelevin. Oh, here's a freebie on English:
http://pelevin.nov.ru/rass/en-zigm/1.html
His "must read" book is Generation P / Babylon.
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No.15333
>>12644
It's unlearnable. If you are an adult, It's too late.
Don't try.
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No.15335
>>15333
Ignore this retard.
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No.15341
>>12644
Reading and speaking a language are two very different animals, but one day you will want to speak, so it is very important to start now. Apps like HelloTalk allow you to do a language exchange. You teach your native language to someone who wishes to learn and they teach you Russian. If you really connect with someone, it's a great motivator, so don't give up if the first few conversations go nowhere. A paid Russian teacher is better but not always possible.
I like Benny the Irish Polyglot's blog for tips on learning languages. The most important thing by far is a little every day. 1% better each day makes you *3700%* better at the end of the year.
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