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There are 106 item(s) tagged with the keyword "literature".

Displaying: 11 - 20 of 106

11. Russian and Me

A translator with Russian roots ruminates on her past, and what it means to be a Russophile today.

Tags: history, literature, language
12. Great, Powerful, Truthful, and Free

Where we explore the very particular relationship that Russians have with their language.

Tags: chekhov, pushkin, literature, turgenev
13. Sci-fi Author, Meet Dystopia

A well-known science fiction author has been placed on the Kremlin's wanted list for protesting the war in Ukraine.

Tags: war in ukraine, dissent, science fiction, literature
14. Ignorance is Not Strength

Belarus moves to ban George Orwell's dystopian classic 1984.

Tags: government, dissent, literature, Belarus
15. Happy Birthday Anton Pavlovich

Today, January 29, is Anton Pavlovich Chekhov's 162nd birthday. Let's celebrate!

Tags: russian literature, literature, chekhov
16. The Gambler Wife

An excerpt from the new book, The Gambler Wife, a glimpse into the life and motivations of Dostoyevsky's very successful wife.

Tags: biography, literature, dostoyevsky
17. Dostoyevsky's Brilliant Wife Anna

In which we learn about the strong-willed and brilliant Anna Dostoyevskaya, the wife of Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

Tags: feminism, literature, author, history, book, dostoyevsky, anna dostoyevskaya
18. Dostoyevsky in Siberia and Beyond

Dostoyevsky spent ten years of his life exiled to Russia's Eastern hinterlands. Beyond the Urals, there are several places that shaped Dostoyevsky and influenced many of his greatest works of literature.

Tags: prison, Kazakhstan, barnaul, tyumen, Omsk, exile, Siberia, history, author, literature, dostoevsky
19. Reading is Essential

St. Petersburg book-lovers can relax going into the city-wide shutdown knowing that their favorite bookstores will not shut down fully; the city has added books to the list of essential items. 

Tags: pandemic, covid 19, COVID, coronavirus, st. petersburg, literature, reading, Books
20. Gogol in the Middle

Russia and Ukraine have a long history of disputes over beloved territory, to say the least… But this time, it’s Gogol.

Tags: dispute, nationality, conflict, Ukraine, Gogol, literature

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