Literary-Blog
"The rain will wet me, the sun will dry me."
Today’s passage is taken from a separate work, “Oblomov’s Dream,” which the author, Ivan Goncharov [gon-chr-rof], later incorporated as a chapter in his most famous novel, “Oblomov.” In “Oblomov’s...
"The rain will wet me, the sun will dry me."
Today’s passage is taken from a separate work, “Oblomov’s Dream,” which the author, Ivan Goncharov [gon-chr-rof], later incorporated as a chapter in his most famous novel, “Oblomov.” In “Oblomov’s...
"..an autumn rain, as fine as powered glass.."
Please excuse the length of today’s passage from “The Clown” by Alexis Peshcov, who wrote under the pen name Maxim Gorki, but I find myself completely mesmerized by the...
"..an autumn rain, as fine as powered glass.."
Please excuse the length of today’s passage from “The Clown” by Alexis Peshcov, who wrote under the pen name Maxim Gorki, but I find myself completely mesmerized by the...
"..say goodbye to each day.."
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837), a man of African heritage born into Russian nobility, became the father of modern Russian literature credited with transformed every form of Russian literature he touched....
"..say goodbye to each day.."
Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799-1837), a man of African heritage born into Russian nobility, became the father of modern Russian literature credited with transformed every form of Russian literature he touched....
Golden Age of Personal Letters
A personal letter can often provide great insight into the heart and soul of the writer. Today’s passage is a taken from a personal letter that Anton Chekhov, son of...
Golden Age of Personal Letters
A personal letter can often provide great insight into the heart and soul of the writer. Today’s passage is a taken from a personal letter that Anton Chekhov, son of...
Sketches for a Hunter's Album
Today’s passage was taken from a story published in the book, “Sketches for a Hunter’s Album’” for which Ivan Turgenev ( toor-gye-nyif) was arrested and exiled from Moscow for three years....
Sketches for a Hunter's Album
Today’s passage was taken from a story published in the book, “Sketches for a Hunter’s Album’” for which Ivan Turgenev ( toor-gye-nyif) was arrested and exiled from Moscow for three years....
Dead Souls
Nikoli Gogol’s (Gaw-gol) stories tend to feature everyday people—with all their socially dysfunctional characteristics and attributes—to explore the depths of the human soul in the face of injustices created by...
Dead Souls
Nikoli Gogol’s (Gaw-gol) stories tend to feature everyday people—with all their socially dysfunctional characteristics and attributes—to explore the depths of the human soul in the face of injustices created by...