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Wikipedia: Russian Literature
Wikipedia offers information on Russian literature, old and new. Includes many hyperlinked terms.
University of Minnesota
University of Minnesota: Classicism and Sentimentalism in Russian Literature
College class notes on Russian classicism and sentimentalism.
New York University
New York University: Literature Annotations: The Idiot
Sponsored by a multi-disciplinary Medical Humanities program at The University of New York School of Medicine, this brief summary/commentary focuses on the medical aspects of Dostoevsky's "The Idiot."
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Lib.ru: Russian & World Poetry in Russian
Large online collection of Russian and world poetry, in Russian. Includes classics by English language poets like Dante, Shakespeare, Longfellow, Frost, Eliot, Ginsburg and a few by Russian-American poets. Helpful support for the upper...
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.
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.
A&E Television
Biography: Maxim Gorky (1868 1936)
This resource provides a short biography of Russian novelist Maxim Gorky.
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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.
University College London
University College London: Internet Resources on Russia and the Cis
An outstanding site that gives a complete look at Russia. Links to information about the culture, society, history, language, government, elections, economics, and literature. Some sites are in Russian.
Marxists Internet Archive
Marxists.org: Maxim Gorky (1868 1936)
Scroll down to near the bottom of the page and you will find a short biography on Russian playwright, Maxim Gorky. Primarily discusses his association with Russian leader, Lenin.