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Wired for Books: Community Reconsidered
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...
New York University
Nyu: The Double Two Versions
This site offers a succinct summary of the novel, along with some comments from the Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database.
Middlebury College
Middlebury College: Biography of Dostoevsky
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...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Leo Tolstoi
This site offers a very interesting account of the life of Russian author, Leo Tolstoy.
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Pushkin's Poems: Eugene Onegin
All 8 "books" of Pushkin's epic poem are available at this site in Russian and in English translation.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: Ivanoff by Anton Chekhov
This is the full text of the four-act Russian play Ivanoff by Anton Chekhov including a list of characters.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Boris Pasternak
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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Ncas: A Comparison Between Tolstoy and Plato
"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.
A&E Television
Biography: Fyodor Dostoevsky
This resource provides a very basic biography of the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky.
A&E Television
Biography: Maxim Gorky (1868 1936)
This resource provides a short biography of Russian novelist Maxim Gorky.
My Hero Project
My Hero: Alexander Pushkin
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"...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Maksim Gorky
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.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Signet Classic: "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" Teacher Guide [Pdf]
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
Website dedicated to providing information about Ayn Rand and Objectivism. Links to information on objectivism, capitalism, and art are included.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: The Wife, and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Resource provides multiple digital formats of this eBook.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: The Witch and Other Stories by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
Resource provides the e-text in many digital formats of fifteen stories by Anton Chekhov (1860-1904 CE).
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky
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
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.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Ivanoff: A Play by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
The full text of Chekhov's four-act play is available here.
Project Gutenberg
Project Gutenberg: Uncle Vanya: Scenes From Country Life in Four Acts
Chekhov's play is offered here in multiple digital formats.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: A Dreary Story by Anton Chekhov
This is the complete text of the novel A Dreary Story by Anton Chekhov.
Blackdog Media
Classic Reader: The Duel by Anton Chekhov
This is the complete text of the novel The Duel by Anton Chekhov.
Bibliomania
Bibliomania: Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina
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.
PBS
Nilolai Gogol's Dead Souls
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.