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170 reviews
Leo Tolstoy

Penguin Classics, 2004

Human emotions and relationships -- a literary masterpiece!
It took me several months to read all 817 pages of this amazing novel which was published in segments between 1873 and 1877 in a Russian periodical. Every time I picked it up it transported me to a time and a place and a way of life that is long since gone. That it not what makes this novel great, however. What makes it great is the human relationships and emotions which are just as real today ...

The Brothers Karamazov

107 reviews
Fyodor Dostoevsky

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2002

Dostoevsky's final major work...a masterpiece
A truly wonderful piece of fiction. Dostoevsky's (1821-1881) classic work was written towards the end of his life (between 1879-1880). It is a tale of a dysfunctional Russian middle class family; the story follows significant events in the lives of the father (Fyodor Pavlovich Karamazov) and his three sons (Dmitri, Ivan and Alexei). Although the first half of the story is slow to develop ...

Crime and Punishment (Enriched Classics)

464 reviews
Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Pocket, 2004

A masterpiece from cover to cover
Dostoevsky has crafted a monolithic work of literature in every respect here. This book contains all the elements of vintage Dostoevsky--unforgettable characters, a gripping plot, layers of meaning, captivating style and poignant sprinkles of humor. The book is broad in its scope, exploring numerous themes--alienation from society, criminal psychology, poverty, benevolence, confession, ...

City of Thieves: A Novel

44 reviews
David Benioff

Viking Adult, 2008

Why isn't this book on the best-seller list?
The publicity director at Viking should be ashamed. If I had been skimming my BOMC catalogue with my usual nonchalance, I never would have noticed CITY OF THIEVES, and I would've missed one of the best books I've read this year. It should be at the top of the New York Times best-seller list. CITY OF THIEVES starts out rather slow, with a deserter and "thief" being sent to find a dozen eggs for ...

Golosa: A Basic Course in Russian, Book 1 (4th Edition)

18 reviews
Richard M. Robin, Karen Evans-Romaine, ...

Prentice Hall, 2006

Not a self study book
This book is not meant for self study, it is intended for college level instruction. This is the book I used when I took Russian in college. The publisher has a website with downloadable videos to aid the text. The lessons inside the book are great, but not intended for self study.

Crime and Punishment

35 reviews
Fyodor Dostoevsky

Vintage, 1993

Crime and Punishment
What can I say that hasn't been said already? This is probably the best fictional study of the effects of guilt and radical ideas on a troubled mind. The prose is flowing, and it's not hard to see why Dostoevsky considered his novels "poems". Dostoevsky's works in general are marred by a flaw I prefer to ignore as much as I can, and in this novel it is hardly present. Dostoesky's politics are ...

The Master and Margarita

341 reviews
Mikhail Bulgakov

Vintage, 1996

A extraordinary novel
There is little I can add to the many excellent reviews of this unique novel; it repays re-reading and study. Professor Kevin Moss at Middlebury College maintains an excellent site dedicated to this novel. There are illustrations from various editions, maps of places and a guide to the characters. Professor Moss describes the site: "These Master & Margarita pages are intended as a ...

War and Peace

58 reviews
Leo Tolstoy

Knopf, 2007

How to Read War and Peace, and Enjoy It Completely
War and Peace is, without question, the greatest historical novel ever written. However, if you carry a copy of War and Peace with you anywhere, you will be subjected to ridicule of many varieties. This, of course, says more about the critics than the reader. It tells us first that most people have largely lived their lives deprived of reading one of the most "need to read" books in Western ...

The New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners (Penguin Handbooks)

59 reviews
Nicholas J. Brown

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1996

Best foreign language learner's book, bar none
I have studied on my own at various levels of seriousness 6 languages in my life, (some to the extent of becoming fully fluent, some becoming basically conversational, and some starting and giving up out of disinterest or dislike for the language in general) and amid the many books I've used for all the languages, I found this book to be the best book for any independent foreign language learner ...

Notes From Underground

132 reviews
Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Signet Classics, 2004

Notes From Underground
Notes From Underground is a difficult but immensely gratifying and important read. Critics tend to refer to the Underground Man as a 'Mad Genius'; I beg to differ. He is the epitome of the average thinking human albeit with a shocking amount of self awareness. The Underground Man seems to be aware of the delusions he brings up on himself and the the facade he puts on in front of society. In the ...

I'm a Lebowski, You're a Lebowski: Life, The Big Lebowski, and What Have You

24 reviews
Bill Green, Ben Peskoe, ...

Bloomsbury USA, 2007

Great Book
The only thing missing was the fact the The Dude claimed to be a roadie for Metallica on the Speed of Sound Tour and the band actually didn't do an album tour for the album. Enjoy a few caucasians, put on your favorite robe, jelly shoes and your favorite bowling album after watching the movie a couple dozen times and any true fan will enjoy the book as much as the movie. Duder Out

The Russian Concubine

36 reviews
Kate Furnivall

Berkley Trade, 2007

The Russian Concubine is 5 Star Fantastic!
This book had me hooked from the very first page. I wouldn't/couldn't put it down. I enjoy atmospheric novels and this one is one of the best I've ever read. From Russia to China, I was right there. The characters were interesting, well-introduced and well flushed out. The story was unique and unlike any I've read before (and I read 1-2 books every day). I definitely give this book 5 stars - ...

The Solzhenitsyn Reader: New and Essential Writings, 1947-2005

6 reviews

Intercollegiate Studies Institute, 2006

Major Step Forward for English Readers
This set is a major step forward to the presentation and understanding of Solzhenitsyn to English speaking readers. It is a process that will still take years, but I suspect this volume will be pivotal. In the early days, the writer's books were rushed into print with so-so or even poor translations because of their timelineness and importance. His exile to USA happened at the crest of his ...

The Gulag Archipelago 1918-1956 Abridged: An Experiment in Literary Investigation (P.S.)

106 reviews
Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2007

The nail in the coffin of the Soviet State
"A stone is not a human being, and even stones get crushed." This was an absolutely brutal, yet enlightening read. Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was a young, decorated Red Army officer who served bravely during the war, only to be arrested, tortured, and sent to the Gulag Archipelago (the forced labor camp system) to do a ten year sentence, followed by permanent internal exile. This book is a ...

The Twilight Watch (Watch, Book 3)

22 reviews
Sergei Lukyanenko

Miramax, 2007

Twilight Watch
This is an excellently written book, and the Russian/English Translator has done a great job with it. I would recommend this to anyone who likes a great book to read. My wife, ReynaVoop turned me on to this series, and as always, she was right about this book.

Student Activities Manual for Golosa: A Basic Course in Russian, Book 1

1 review
Richard M. Robin, Karen Evans-Romaine, ...

Prentice Hall, 2006

Learning Russian
A great tool for learning to read, write, and speak Russian. Accompanies textbook and audio CD.

The Russian Revolution

8 reviews
Sheila Fitzpatrick

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

The Russian Revolution did not end in 1920.
Fitzpatrick's short book about the Russian Revolution is so concise one has to wonder if she skimped on the facts. This is not the case. Anybody reading the book can only remark that thickness is not indicative of weight. All one needs to know about the Russian Revolution is in this slim volume. Fitzpatrick's main contention is that the Russian Revolution did not end in 1920, but rather in the ...

Illegal Action

7 reviews
Stella Rimington

Knopf, 2008

Excellent modern day espionage thriller
MI5 officer Liz Carlyle is unhappy with the management directed reassignment from the counterterrorism department to the backwater counterespionage dept., but vows to excel in her new office. Her first major project involves surveillance of an affluent Russian expatriate residing in London. Apparently a drunken Stakhov mentioned a nebulous plot that worries the M16 leadership as the war on ...

English-Russian, Russian-English Dictionary

64 reviews
Kenneth Katzner

Wiley, 1994

THE standard in foreign language dictionaries
Ideal for translating everything from "The Tale of Igor's Campaign" to contemporary colloquial Russian. Unlike other dictionaries, Katzner's identifies literary obsolete, colloquial, and even vulgar words thus sparing the student of potentially embarrassing moments. Knowing the difference between "kushats" and "zhrats" might make for a more pleasant dining experience or the Russian ...

The Collected Tales of Nikolai Gogol

11 reviews
Nikolai Gogol

Vintage, 1999

Sheer Genius (and a good translation)
This is the kind of writing that makes me questions why movies even exist. The style, the sentences, the humor, the feel is all something unique, unpredictable, and unmistakable. These plots are bizarre, intriguing and it is nearly impossible to guess the endings. All this coming from a translated work is a success for the writer and the translators. The Overcoat, Diary of a Madman, & the Nose ...

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