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

Ivan Bunin

Gentle Breathing

coming of age - death - melancholy - psychological - realism - Russia

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Russia

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Bobok

dark humor - Russian literature - satire

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Russia

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Grand Inquisitor

allegory - classics - Russia

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Russia

Mikhail Bulgakov

The Steel Windpipe

classics - Medicine - Mother Russia

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Russia

Anton Chekhov

A Joke

classics - love - Mother Russia - Russia

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Russia

Lyudmila Ulitskaya

The Fugitive

classics - journey - love - philosophy - relationships - Russia

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Russia

Lyudmila Petrushevskaya

Like Penelope

coming of age - Russia

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Israel

Tasha Karluka

Being Frosya Shneerson (Chapter 6)

coming of age - contemporary - family - female authors - funny - relationships - Soviet Russia

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Russia

Leonid Andreyev

The City

alienation - contemplative - loneliness - melancholy - Russia - urban

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Russia

Anton Chekhov

Romance with a Double Bass

allegory - classics - love - Russia - sexuality - witty

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Tunisia

Kamal Riahi

Moscow

arabic literature - objectification - Russia - sexuality

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Russia

Teffi

The White Flower

coming of age - female authors - Russia - witty

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