Literary-Blog
"..the breeze had dropped...the night was still.."
Today's passage from Tolstoi’s, “War and Peace”, in my opinion, exemplify the eloquence and depth found in the writings of Tolstoi and many of his contemporaries. “ With the setting...
"..the breeze had dropped...the night was still.."
Today's passage from Tolstoi’s, “War and Peace”, in my opinion, exemplify the eloquence and depth found in the writings of Tolstoi and many of his contemporaries. “ With the setting...
What Is To Be Done?
Like most non-Russians my introduction to 19th-century Russian writers was limited to the more popular works of Tolstoy, Pushkin, Chekhov, and Dostoevsky. It wasn't until I took it upon myself...
What Is To Be Done?
Like most non-Russians my introduction to 19th-century Russian writers was limited to the more popular works of Tolstoy, Pushkin, Chekhov, and Dostoevsky. It wasn't until I took it upon myself...
Gooseberries
Today’s passage is from one of Anton Chekhov’s many short stories. Notice how Chekhov focuses on a description of the lush scenery outside of a Russian village. The village, which...
Gooseberries
Today’s passage is from one of Anton Chekhov’s many short stories. Notice how Chekhov focuses on a description of the lush scenery outside of a Russian village. The village, which...
Sebastopol Sketches
During the winter of 1854, Tolstoi wrote a personal appeal, which was never delivered, to the Grand Dukes (the sons of Nicholas I) in which he bitterly attacked the deplorable...
Sebastopol Sketches
During the winter of 1854, Tolstoi wrote a personal appeal, which was never delivered, to the Grand Dukes (the sons of Nicholas I) in which he bitterly attacked the deplorable...
The Raid
Today’s passage is taken from one of the twelve short chapters in Tolstoi’s, “The Raid: A Volunteer’s Story.” The story is believed to be a slightly veiled autobiography that retells...
The Raid
Today’s passage is taken from one of the twelve short chapters in Tolstoi’s, “The Raid: A Volunteer’s Story.” The story is believed to be a slightly veiled autobiography that retells...
Village of Goryukhino
“The History of the Village of Goryukhino” is part of a series of fictional stories included in Pushkin’s, “Belkin’s Stories,” which was completed and published in 1831. Pushkin begins this story...
Village of Goryukhino
“The History of the Village of Goryukhino” is part of a series of fictional stories included in Pushkin’s, “Belkin’s Stories,” which was completed and published in 1831. Pushkin begins this story...