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Evgenii Onegin is best known in the West through Tchaikovsky’s opera Eugene Onegin. But the original narrative poem (consisting of 389 stanzas, the form of which has become known as the "Pushkin sonnet") is one of the landmarks of Russian literature. In the poem, the eponymous hero repudiates love, only to later experience the pain of rejection himself. Pushkin’s unique style proves timeless in its exploration of love, life, passion, jealousy, and the consequences of social convention.

"I am a sick man.... I am a spiteful man", a nameless voice cries out. And so, from underground, emerge the passionate confessions of a suffering man; the painful self-examination of a tormented soul; the bristling scorn of a lonely individual who has become one of the greatest anti-heroes in all literature.

A desperate young man plans the perfect crime - the murder of a despicable pawnbroker, an old woman no one loves and no one will mourn. Is it not just, he reasons, for a man of genius to commit such a crime - to transgress moral law - if it will ultimately benefit humanity? So begins one of the greatest novels ever written: a powerful psychological study, a terrifying murder mystery, and a fascinating detective thriller infused with philosophical, religious, and social commentary.

Raskolnikow befindet sich noch immer im Unklaren bezüglich vieler Ereignisse. So belastet ihn unter anderem das Verhältnis zu Swidrigajlow, der ihn näher kennenlernen möchte. Andererseits weiß er die Zuneigung Sonjas zu schätzen, wenngleich dies der einzige Lichtblick ist. Dunja erhält einen Brief, dass der vermeintliche Mörder die Tat gestanden habe. Kurz darauf erscheint Petrowitsch überraschend und bittet darum, mit Raskolnikow reden zu dürfen.

From the Man Booker Prize-winning, New York Times best-selling author of Lincoln in the Bardo, a literary masterclass on how to become both a better writer and reader, on what makes great stories work and what they can tell us about how to live. In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders guides the listener through seven classic Russian short stories he's been teaching for 20 years as a professor in the prestigious Syracuse University graduate MFA creative writing program.

Три сестры — одно из самых известных произведений Антона Павловича Чехова (1860–1904), известного драматурга и классика мировой литературы. В центре сюжета оказывается судьба трех сестер Прозоровых — Ольги, Маши и Ирины. Их надежды и мечты разбиваются вдребезги, все они — обречены. Творение Чехова пленяет описанием угла основные персонажи внутреннего мира, что острые пьесы с тяжелым звуком. Чехов Антон Павлович — автор знаменитых рассказов, повести "Палата № 6", пьес "Вишнёвый". "сад" и "Чайка", а также такие: Три сестра, "Дама с собачкой", "Толстый и тонкий".

Un caballero de industria ruso, Chichikov, ha descubierto que si compra a sus antiguos duenos los siervos muertos despues del ultimo censo, puede lograr grandes subvenciones y esas son las almas muertas. La meta del autor fue "tratar de mostrar el alma rusa, con su variedad de dotes y riquezas morales pero tambien con sus defectos, que caracterizan al pueblo ruso".

María Gavrílovna es una joven rusa que se enamora de Vladimir, un alférez del ejército. Debido a la humilde condición del muchacho, los padres de María no aprueban la relación. Los amantes deciden que la única solución a sus penas amorosas es fugarse y casarse en secreto. Para llevar a cabo la boda clandestina, planean encontrarse en la aldea de Zhádrino. La noche señalada, se levanta una fuerte tormenta de nieve que impide a Vladimir llegar a tiempo. Los novios no se encuentran y, poco tiempo después, él muere en el frente. Durante muchos meses María rechaza a todos sus pretendientes, fiel al recuerdo de su amado.

The CliffsNotes study guide on Fyodor Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read Crime and Punishment.

These masterly poems span the whole of Nabokov's career from "Music", written in 1914, to the short, playful "To Vera", composed in 1974. The works are newly translated by Dmitiri Nabokov, and include "The University Poem", an extraordinary autobiographical poem in which Nabokov recalls his life in Cambridge, with its crooked alleys and age-old gates, teas at the vicar's and British girls. Included to are such poems as "To Russia" ("Will you leave me alone! I implore you!), the enchanting "Eve", and verse about America, sport, love, and poetry itself.

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol nació el 20 de marzo de 1809, en Sorochinez, una pequeña aldea de Ucrania, en el seno de una familia acomodada. En 1828 se trasladó a Petersburgo, donde trabajó en la Administración zarista. 

Akaki Akákievich es un funcionario que trabaja como copista. Hombre austero, sencillo y conformado con su gris rutina, dedica sus ratos libres a lo único que le complace, la fiel copia de documentos. Hace tiempo que su capote se cae a pedazos y, a base de privaciones y esfuerzo, reúne el dinero necesario para comprar uno nuevo. La prenda causa sensación entre sus compañeros que, medio en broma, organizan una cena en su honor.

This short but powerful novel was acclaimed by Vladimir Nabokov and Mahatma Gandhi as the greatest in the whole of Russian literature. It is one of Tolstoy's most celebrated pieces of late fiction. At the center of the story is an examination of the nature of both life and death and how man can come to terms with death's inevitability. It was widely acclaimed when it was published in 1886 and remains a compelling narrative today.

Gogol's great comic masterpiece paints an hilariously satirical picture of provincial life in 19th century Russia. Its publication in 1847 not only provided inspiration for succeeding generations of Russian writers, but fanned the already flickering flames of social discontent which were eventually to flare up and consume Russia in the revolution of 1917.

This is a story from the In the Ravine and Other Stories collection.

"Вий - есть колоссальное создание простонародного воображения. Таким именем называется у малороссиян начальник гномов, у которого веки на глазах идут до самой земли. Вся эта повесть есть народное предание. Я не хотел ни в чем изменять его и рассказываю почти в такой же простоте, как слышал." - Н.В. Гоголь.

Piotr Andréyevich llega con su fiel criado Savélich a la fortaleza Belogórskaya. Allí se enamora de María Ivánovna, la hija del capitán. Por culpa de la interpretación de un poema, Piotr se bate en duelo con Alexéi Ivánich Shvabrin, del que sale mal parado. Ante la amenaza de la posible incursión de Pugachov, la fortaleza se prepara militarmente, tras el asalto, Piotr se libra por suerte de la horca y Pugachov queda en la fortaleza. El joven Andréyevich recibe un aviso de ir a servir militarmente a Oremburgo.

The story is an absurd, comic, surreal, and sometimes grotesque send up of Major Kovalyov, who wakes up one morning to find his nose missing. The story has three parts. In part one, Kovalyov's barber finds his client's nose in his breakfast and is nabbed by the police when he tries to throw it off a bridge. In part two, Kovalyov awakes to find his nose gone.

War and Peace is rightly considered to be one of the most important books ever written. Leo Tolstoy's epic novel chronicles the Napoleonic Wars from the viewpoint of five noble Russian families: Rostov, Bolkonsky, Bezukhov, Drubetskoy and Kuragin. The main story begins in 1805 with Napoleon's impending invasion of Austria, and ends with his disastrous retreat from Moscow in 1813, moving deftly between geopolitics, military strategy, family alliances, religion and philosophy as the men and women of these families try to survive and get ahead.

Comment réagir à l'apparition d'un jeune dieu comme Mozart quand on est compositeur viennois déjà établi, son aîné, et son maître ? Alexandre Pouchkine met en scène fascination, rancœur et désespoir dans cette œuvre de fiction, Mozart et Salieri, écrite en 1830. Le jeune Mozart est détenteur d'un génie inexplicable, hors de proportion avec sa personnalité immature et tête en l'air.