I managed to screw up the images of Lermontov and Gogol. It's Gogol, not Lermontov. Sorry about that! Thanks to Matias for noticing it.

Authors mentioned in the video: 2:02 Pushkin 2:56 Lermontov 3:48 Gogol 4:45 Goneharov 5:47 Turgenev 6:44 Dostoevsky 7:52 Tolstoy 8:53 Gorky 9:51 Bulgakov 11:26 Solzhenitsyn

I´m so happy that you mentioned The Master and Margarita. It´s a true masterpiece.

You never let my expectations go down. That's the content I needed. Keep it up.

I am from Russia. My favourite thing in this video is baground. Winter, forest, wild dogs. Have you imagine our country so? It is funny) P.S. My favourite Russian novels from this video: 1) hero of our time 2) dead souls 3) novels by Dostoevsky. I also can recommend you: 1) "ревизор" by Gogol (i don't know the inglish name of novel) 2) "we" by Zamyatin 3) other novels by Dostoevsky, such as "idiot" and "player". 4) and my all time favourite - "горе от ума" by Griboedov (i don't know the inglish name of novel)

1. “ Eugene Onegin " by Aleksandr Pushkin. 2. " A Hero of Our Time " by Mikhail Lermontov. 3. " Dead Souls " by Nikolai Gogol. 4. " Oblomov " Ivan Goncharov . 5. " Fathers and Sons " by Ivan Turgenev. 6. " Crime and punishment " by Fyodor Dostoevsky. 7. " The Brothers Karamazov " by Fyodor Dostoevsky. 8. " Anna Karenina " by Leo Tolstoy. 9. " The Mother" by Maxim Gorky 10. " The Master and Margarita " by Mikhail Bulgakov. 11. " One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich " by Alexander Solzhenitsyn.

And Quiet Flows the Don by Shokolov is also a landmark in Russian Literature which gives voice to the culture of the Don Cossacks. Also, I most especially like that you considered Oblomov. Hope to hear more Russian content and Literature from the former Soviet bloc.

A lot of people are currently against Russia due to the midget war with Ukraine but I never ceased to admire Russia because of the huge art treasures it offered to the world.

Thank you, for many insightful videos about Russian litterature. They really helped me in reading and understanding Russian classics from the 19.century.

What a stunningly sophisticated video. Much enjoyed!

It is much benefitable doc. It feeds the audience with much brief literary information.

Loved the video. I live Russian classics and you introduced me to great books for my list.

Hi!! I'm from Sri Lanka. I love your videos. I have many of the books you mentioned in the video as Sinhala translations (Sri Lanka's official language and my mother tongue language) . Keep up the good work!! Good luck!!

This video needs more attention, it´s amazing, thank u very much. My favourites authors are both Dostoievksi and Tolstoi, I think if you read them along they complement each other very well.

Thanks a lot for this video about Russian Literature, you touched some names, authors "less known" (at least to the public, to the "ears") as well, well explained. Thanks again.

I really like this kind of videos, because I get a lot of recomendations for books to read! I love Dostoiewsky. He is my favourite author. Personally, the book that I like the most is "The Idiot", but both "Crime and Punishment" and "The Karamasov Brothers" are amazing books as well. Thanks for the video!

Found your channel last week, this is some good stuff!

I love love love Dostoevsky. I can't explain that how much😪

I just discovered this channel. I love this.

A wonderful presentation of Russian literature. Thank you so much for your video!!!

Fantastic, thank you for so many recommendations! We have recently found Russian literature and it is fast becoming an obsession :-)

I wonder why play writer Ostrovsky is so underrated in the West. He is absolutely a master drama creator like Shakespear, Ibsen or Wilde.

What a wonderful video!

I love Russian authors and their writings. This video helps me navigate through all the important works.

Thanks for the summary, I actually think Fydor D's "The Idiot" is one of his better works and worthy of mention. Cynthia

Great video! 💞. A good punch in the face...yes that is exactly how it feels to read Russian lit!

Just started getting into Russian literature. This list is ideal! Thank you I don't know if it's just me but it feels cool being able to pronounce the authors names because they are so different from English

Thank You for this!

Love Russian Literature. My first destination in 1992 was Yasnaya Polyana where I stayed for three days walking the steps that Levin walked through the fields. I visited Tolstoy's grave and met Tolstoy's grandson in the yard. I've now read War and Peace six or seven times, including some passages in Russian. I also recommend The First Circle and Cancer Ward by Solzhenitsyn. They are magnificent. Cancer Ward is a microcosm novel of the Soviet Union in which each character represents a certain segment in Soviet life. Chekhov is unmatched in quality. His short novel, The Steppe, is wonderful. It takes place in Ukraine in the area which is now being destroyed by the war.

First, I want thank you for these priceless information you give us, Second, I become addicted to even the opening music😂 not only the content. I've learnt too many things in a short period of time thanks to your channel. By the way, my favorite writer is Dostoevsky too Thank-you so much ❤️🌹🌹🌹

I recently read Crime and Punishment and loved it! I’m not sure which author I will take on next… probably Tolstoy…but the all sound like great reads! Thank you

War and Peace is an incredible novel.It has some flaws, like some parts when Tolstoy begins to philosophy too much .Although the descripton of the historical facts like a historian would do is one of the greatest things that this book has.I fell in love with War and Peace, with its plot ,characters, philosophy...Tolstoi is one of the best writers of all time and I strongly recommend reading The Death of Ivan Ilich, a very profund novel.That was the only novel that made me cry.Is so moving.

Thanks for this. I know this was a year ago but very timely for me

I recently read THE MASTER AND MARGARITA. The religious parts upset me deeply, but I got through them. Quite a book.

As a person from Russian-speaking world (Belarus) who have studied Russian literature at school i find this a great introduction. You have done a really good job. I have read all the works mentioned and they are really great and wonderful!

Thank-you for sharing!

Awesome explaination...my husband is just starting his reading of the great Russian authors.....top reading in a rehab hospital!

I ve read them all except the last one. I love Russian litterature ❤. Thanks for sharing! 😃

The most important writer to me among the Russian Literature is Fyodor Dostoevsky ♥️ His keen observations and profound thoughts just loved ❤️

Amazing summary of greatness

You inspired me to read all of them thank you alot

I’m so glad you mentioned Sozhenitsyn! Yes, he is my favorite so far, I suppose because he lived in the 20th century and is more relatable. Have you reviwed Cancer Ward and In the First Circle? They are my favorite books of all time.

Thank you. You are helping me navigate my forays into Russian Literature; I am curious about the "class consciousness/attitudes" reflected in 19th century Russian Literature.

Spasiba, nice video

Very Nice video!

I've been interested in reading more Russian novelists, but I'm amazed at how little there are in my university's library. Wish I had a book friend I could borrow them from 😅

Very informed and sympathetic treatment of Russian literature. I think you should add Vasily Grossman to the list. "Life and Fate" and "Everything Flows" are quite awesome.

Hope someday I'll start reading them as well.

Excellent resource! I use it with Russian students I teach on Skype.

Pushkin was the maternal great-grandson of the Arap. The granddaughter was his mother. And according to his father, he belongs to a well-born Russian old noble family.

thanks, so many ideas for reading. For decades Russian lit was widely ignored in American schools (the Cold War?) , though Dostoevsky was a cultural hero no matter his absence from our curriculum. The Brothers K was one of the big experiences of my early reading life. Recently enjoyed Bulgakov's Heart of a Dog in a new translation. Agree with you about overlong Anna Karenina. Never heard of Gorky's Mother but hope to make up for that. Maybe it's a R equivalent to Grapes of Wrath.

Liked the video a lot because I love Russian literature. I lean more towards the Tolstoy, Turgenev, Chekhov side of the Russian lit spectrum. Dostoevsky has always been the Crazy Uncle of Russian novelists, but recently I've begun rereading him with more appreciation. Give Issac Babel's short fiction a try.

keep it up man! good job! ps. is it possible that you used the same picture of Lermontov and Gogol?

thanks for sharing

Do you have any specific translations of these books you'd recommend? I've noticed the master of margarita had a couple options.

Divine list… cool channel

Great video, thank you very much , note to self(nts) watched all in it 12:48

Excellent!!!! Спасибо

Wonderful.

I remember reading Oblomov many many years ago and although not much action takes place it was such

Thank you. I intend to return often.

I always wonder how doctors find the time to write! I haven't yet read any Russian lit, which I really need to change at some point.

Also on my "To Get" List: WE by Yevgeny Zamyatin. Is said to have influenced Orwell to pen 1984!

War and peace is my first russian literature, read last year. My reading goal this year is all russian authors. I started with crime and punishment (still reading). I feel like it’s not really good time to read it, but oh well….

Yours is such a treasure channel

I find your descriptions of each of the novels fascinating and very interesting and intriguing. I would greatly enjoy reading one (or some) of them. Do you have any suggestions? Also, here on KZfaq, are there any good films to watch that come close to any of the books you've talked about? Thank you.

I have read Morphine (Морфий) by Bulgakov in 2016 while living in Hamburg for 6 months. That was a Saturday and I was planning to go to Reeperbahn (kind of like The Red Lights street in Amsterdam), but when I have finished reading Morphius, I closed the bottle of whiskey and decided not to go anywhere that evening. After a few months I completely stopped drinking alcohol. And now I’m sober for more than 7 years 😁 Just read this short story and thank me later.

I have found of very interesting on Russian novels.

the draw of Stalin looks like Stallone hahahaha great video.

The portrait you’re showing while talking about Lermontov is that of Gogol.

'Demons' is my favourite Dostoevsky novel. Another underrated Russian classic is Leskov, e.g. Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk And Other Stories

Your post revealed the providence of the name of the Mikhail Lermontov - a Russian cruise liner which sunk in 1986 in the Marlborough sounds of New Zealand. Are ships masculine nouns in Russian? There was one casualty, the other 737 passengers and crew were rescued by small craft, a passenger ferry and a petroleum gas transporter. We kiwis were astounded that a soviet vessel had sunk in our waters.

The Master and Margarita!! 😍😍😍 and War and Peace 🙁🥰🥰

So inspired to embark on a Russian epic!

Nice video

Spasibo Vam! Would you consider adding Nabokov to your list?

I am an American who wrote a novel called Weak Love and Strong Love that has some Russian characters. One of the things that inspired me to write it was photos of past Russian ballet dancers. This next part is partly a joke: one problem with my book is that it is short, and I know Russian novels must be long, sad, and torturous, so please forgive me.

Crime and punishment😍😍

What about "And Quiet Flows the Don" ? Is not Mikhail Sholokhov a great writer ? Personally I am fond of Tolstoy, Chekhov, Sholokhov. Turgenev is also favorite.

Hope I am lucky vert good video 😊

So many great things to read and just one life !

Thank you... I want to read" Lolita "

Thank you

After a recent move (my last, I hope!), I found a copy of DEAD SOULS. Will read soon....

What about Platonov...?

I have a taste in books that shows how raw people can be at some point in their life---psychologically and sociologically. I just had to read russian literature books all along to sate my crave.

My personal recommendation is to read "Demons" by Dostoevsky and then "One Day of Ivan Denisovich". It creates a funny little continuity.

I decided to learn Russian on the strength of the greatness of Russian literature. I need to read these great classics in Russian.

I like Demons by Dostoevsky a lot.Also you should read "the Lower Depths" by Gorky and "the Storm" by Ostrovsky, Ilf and Petrov writers are awesome if ou like J.K. Jerome

I've read Anna karenina and that in Russian while being in Russian Prison, I must say it is a good book.

I enjoyed reading War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy-that I had to read it twice.

I got your nose! Nikolai Gogol: **writes that down**

Can you send Chekhov selected stories to İstanbul?

Background music is distracting. Lower volume will do. Thank you.

Where was Pasternak? Nabakov? Chekhov??? Maybe you should of made a top twenty. Dosh Vi Don ya

Vladimir Mayakovsky and Sergey Esenin are a must read. But I don’t think that any translations will give you all the beauty and depth of their poetry.

Personally, I miss Belyj's Peterburg and Erofeev's Moskva-Petuški here but it's hard to say which novels on the list should be replaced by them.

I will add, The Life of Ivan Ilyich, in the list of great Russian novels.

3:03 it is actually the portret of Gogol not Lermontov

I am sure it is just me since I can't see anyone else commented, but the drawing of Stalin looks much more like Sly Stallone with a mustache than old Joe!