Mother Russia - A Collection Of Short Stories

A curated collection of short stories from Russian authors. This selection features titles and authors from a vibrant culture with a turbulent history and present, which gave rise to world class literature. Get glimpse of the Russian spirit with greats like Dostoyevsky, Chekhov and Bulgakov or with persecuted and forgotten talents like Shalamov, Nekrasov and Kharms.

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Russia

Nikolay Nekrasov

The Carriage

class-gap - classics - funny - Russia - witty

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Russia

Varlam Shalamov

Condensed Milk

alienation - classics - history - political - Soviet Russia - WWII

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Russia

Lyudmila Petrushevskaya

Like Penelope

absurd - funny - Russia - witty

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Russia

Nikolai Leskov

The Spirit of Madame de Genlis (A Spiritualistic Occurrence)

classics - funny - ghosts - Russia - speculative - witty

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Russia

Leo Tolstoy

After the Dance

love - realism - Russia - violence

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Russia

Alexander Sergeievitch Pushkin

The Queen of Spades

classics - horror - plot twist - Russia - suspense

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Russia

Leonid Andreyev

Lazarus

allegory - classics - dark - horror - philosophy - religion

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Russia

Anton Chekhov

A Play

absurd - classics - funny - Russia - witty

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Russia

Daniil Kharms

How the Old Woman Tried to Buy Ink

absurd - communism - old age - writing

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Russia

Anton Chekhov

Misery

classics - despair - loneliness - loss - melancholy

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Russia

Mikhail Zoshchenko

Poverty | The Galosh

absurd - funny - history - satire - Soviet Russia - working class

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Russia

Anton Chekhov

Sleepy

classics - Russia - working class

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