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Best Russian Short Stories
"Best Russian Short Stories" is an anthology edited by David Widger that brings together a collection of outstanding literary works from some of Russia's most celebrated authors. This anthology showcases the richness of Russian literature, offering a diverse selection of short stories that span different periods and themes. Inside the book, readers can expect to encounter the genius of renowned writers such as Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, and many others. Each story offers a unique glimpse into Russian culture, society, and the human condition, showcasing the depth and complexity of Russian storytelling. David Widger's anthology provides a wonderful opportunity to explore the works of these literary giants in a convenient and accessible format. Whether you're a fan of Russian literature or simply seeking to discover some of the finest short stories from this rich literary tradition, the book offers a captivating journey through the minds and hearts of Russia's greatest storytellers.
Essays, Letters and Miscellanies
Leo Tolstoy, or Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910), was a Russian writer widely regarded as among the greatest of novelists for his masterpieces War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Tolstoy's further talents as essayist, dramatist, and educational reformer made him the most influential member of the aristocratic Tolstoy family.
The Cause Of It All By Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy was a Russian novelist and moral philosopher noted for his ideas of nonviolent resistance. His diary reveals an incessant pursuit of a morally justified life. He was known for his generosity to the peasants.His best known novels are “War and Peace” (1869), which Tolstoy regarded as an epic rather than a novel, and “Anna Karenina” (1877). His work was admired in his time by Dostoyevsky, Checkov, Turgenev, and Flaubert, and later by Virginia Woolf and James Joyce.
Embers of a Revolution
""Everything is subordinated to two main requirements -- humanitarian ideals and fidelity to life. This is the secret of the marvelous simplicity of Russian literary art."" -- THOMAS SELTZER These stories -- by such Russian masters as Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Ivan Turgenev, Maxim Gorky, Nikolay V. Gogol, Anton Chekhov, Alexsandr S. Pushkin, Feodor Sologub, and Leonid Andreyev -- were collected and published in English in the years just before the Russian Revolution. In a very real sense, they sum to show the revolution that would come: food for thought from Russian masters of the literary arts.
The Live Corpse By Leo Tolstoy
The Live Corpse is a Russian play by Leo Tolstoy. Although written around 1900, it was only published shortly after his death—Tolstoy had never considered the work finished. An immediate success, it is still performed.
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Confession
“Over the past hundred years we have had numerous versions . . . of [Tolstoy’s] major works. This volume, however, is arguably the best so far.” —Times Literary Supplement In the last two days of his own life, Peter Carson completed these new translations of The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Confession before he succumbed to cancer in January 2013. Carson, the eminent British publisher, editor, and translator who, in the words of his author Mary Beard, “had probably more influence on the literary landscape of [England] over the past fifty years than any other single person,” must have seen the irony of translating Ilyich, Tolstoy’s profound meditation on death and loss, “but he pressed on regardless, apparently refusing to be distracted by the parallel of literature and life.” In Carson’s shimmering prose, these two transcendent works are presented in their most faithful rendering in English. Unlike so many previous translations that have tried to smooth out Tolstoy’s rough edges, Carson presents a translation that captures the verisimilitude and psychological realism of the original Russian text.
What To Do By Leo Tolstoy
Poverty, exploitation and greed seem to be perennial aspects of the human condition and it is these issues that Tolstoy addresses in What Then Must We Do? At the time of its publication, the book had a great impact on thinking people both in Russia and abroad, who acknowledged the power of his account of life in the Moscow slums. In examining the causes of poverty through the ages, Tolstoy develops a vision of a way of life that would deny the possibility of the exploitation of one person by another: a vision of self-discipline and responsibility, of joy, passion and compassion, in which work for its own sake plays an essential part as a means to a healthy and kindly life.
