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Wired for Books: Community Reconsidered

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the transcripts of a conversation among three Ohio University literature professors about The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy. The conversation took place on July 27, 1997 at the Ohio University...
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New York University

Nyu: The Double Two Versions

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a succinct summary of the novel, along with some comments from the Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database.
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Middlebury College

Middlebury College: Biography of Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This Midlebury College site offers an interesting account of the life of Russian author, Fyodor Dostoevsky. Stresses the tragedies and difficulties of his life, particularly the mock execution he was forced to endure before being exiled...
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Leo Tolstoi

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers a very interesting account of the life of Russian author, Leo Tolstoy.
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Pushkin's Poems: Eugene Onegin

For Students 9th - 10th
All 8 "books" of Pushkin's epic poem are available at this site in Russian and in English translation.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: Ivanoff by Anton Chekhov

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the full text of the four-act Russian play Ivanoff by Anton Chekhov including a list of characters.
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Boris Pasternak

For Students 9th - 10th
Wikipedia offers biographical information on Boris Pasternak, Russian poet and writer, and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958.
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Other

Ncas: A Comparison Between Tolstoy and Plato

For Students 9th - 10th
"Art, Science, and Transcendence: A Comparison Between Tolstoy and Plato" is the full text of a scholarly article written by Dr. T.J. Kuijl. For serious students of Tolstoy.
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A&E Television

Biography: Fyodor Dostoevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a very basic biography of the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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A&E Television

Biography: Maxim Gorky (1868 1936)

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a short biography of Russian novelist Maxim Gorky.
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My Hero Project

My Hero: Alexander Pushkin

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about the life and career of Alexader Pushkin (Aleksandr Sergeevich Pushkin). This article overviews the struggles of the Russian people, which fueled Pushkin's writing and provides "related links" and "sources"...
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Authors Calendar

Author's Calendar: Maksim Gorky

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative biographical essay focusing on Gorky's political and social activities. Features several quotations from major works, and links to pages on Tolstoy and Chekhov.
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Penguin Publishing

Penguin Random House: Signet Classic: "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" Teacher Guide [Pdf]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Sixteen-page teacher guide for Alexander Solzhenitsyn's "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" contains enlightening introductory, overview, and language information. Also included are excellent writing activites and list of...
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Ayn Rand Society

For Students 9th - 10th
Website dedicated to providing information about Ayn Rand and Objectivism. Links to information on objectivism, capitalism, and art are included.
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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: The Wife, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides multiple digital formats of this eBook.
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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: The Witch and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides the e-text in many digital formats of fifteen stories by Anton Chekhov (1860-1904 CE).
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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides the full text of Dostoevsky's critically acclaimed novel, The Idiot, in multiple digital formats.
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Brandeis University: Anton Chekhov Biography

For Students 9th - 10th
Very comprehensive site devoted to Chekhov, the man, the writer, and his work. Lists all of his plays and a short description of each. Includes a lengthy biography of Chekhov.
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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Ivanoff: A Play by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of Chekhov's four-act play is available here.
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Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg: Uncle Vanya: Scenes From Country Life in Four Acts

For Students 9th - 10th
Chekhov's play is offered here in multiple digital formats.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: A Dreary Story by Anton Chekhov

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the novel A Dreary Story by Anton Chekhov.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Duel by Anton Chekhov

For Students 9th - 10th
This is the complete text of the novel The Duel by Anton Chekhov.
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Bibliomania

Bibliomania: Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Bibliomania contains the full text of Leo Tolstoy's classic, Anna Karenia. It begins with a brief, but interesting introduction and then has each chapter accessible by clicking on the link included.
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PBS

Nilolai Gogol's Dead Souls

For Students 9th - 10th
This PBS site discusses the influence of Ukranium folk tales on Gogol's work. Includes audio/video excerpts from the film versions of Vij, The Overcoat, and Dead Souls.