Anthology of 20th-century Russian stories, novel excerpts, and poetry by authors including Chekhov, Bulgakov, Solzhenitsyn, and Akhmatova.
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Anthology of 20th-century Russian stories, novel excerpts, and poetry by authors including Chekhov, Bulgakov, Solzhenitsyn, and Akhmatova.
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Clarence Brown's marvelous collection introduces readers to the most resonant voices of twentieth-century Russia. It includes stories by Chekhov, Gorky, Bunin, Zamyatin, Babel, Nabokov, Solzhenitsyn, and Voinovich; excerpts from Andrei Bely's Petersburg , Mikhail Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita , Boris Pasternak's Dr. Zhivago , and Sasha Solokov's A School for Fools ; the complete text of Yuri Olesha's 1927 masterpiece Envy ; and poetry by Alexander Blok, Anna Akhmatova, and Osip Mandelstam....
What's Inside
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Romance & sex
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Romantic relationships and occasional sexual content appear across multiple stories and excerpts.
Violence & gore
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Graphic violence, war scenes, executions, and oppression recur in several works.
Profanity
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Strong language appears moderately in dialogue and narrative.
Substance use
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Alcohol use depicted in social and personal contexts throughout the collection.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Subtle or passing references to queer themes in isolated pieces.
Religious content
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Themes of faith, spirituality, and religious ritual feature in multiple works.
Magic & witchcraft
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Fantastical and supernatural elements present in Bulgakov excerpt.
Occult / demonology
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Occasional demonic or supernatural motifs in fantasy sections.
Political content
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Central political and social commentary on revolution, Soviet life, and oppression.
Self-harm / suicide
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Themes of despair and suicide appear in isolated stories.
Abuse & suffering
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Depictions of imprisonment, hardship, systemic cruelty, and war trauma.
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