Soviet Fiction

Anna Karenina is a novel by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy, first published in book form in 1878. Many writers consider Anna Karenina the greatest work of literature ever, and Tolstoy himself called it his first true novel. It was initially released in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger. A complex novel in eight parts, with more than a dozen major characters, it is spread over more than 800 pages (depending on the translation and publisher), typically contained in two volumes.

It's 1964 in the USSR, and unbeknownst even to Premier Khrushchev himself, the Soviet space program is a sham. Well, half a sham. While the program has successfully launched five capsules into space, the Chief Designer and his team have never successfully brought one back to Earth. To disguise this, they've used twins. But in a nation built on secrets and propaganda, the biggest lie of all is about to unravel. Because there are no more twins left.

Ce court roman raconte le voyage entrepris par quatre personnages à travers la steppe. Iégorouchka, qui a dix ans, est envoyé au lycée, et son oncle, Kousmitchov, qui doit également traverser ces paysages arides à la recherche d'un homme riche avec qui il fait affaire, accompagne son neveu. La nature impressionnante et les rencontres de fortune dessinent un chemin vers le lycée à la fois violent et touchant, comme Tchékhov décrit souvent l'humanité elle-même.

On Christmas Eve, 2017, the life of Russian-American artist Nikita Nataniel Kuznetsov changes beyond recognition. He’s plagued with a deadly bacterial infection that sends him off to the afterlife. Before he can move on to the other side, he must stand trial that takes place in a concert hall, attended by an invisible audience. As he sits at his piano, he is compelled to watch a 3D movie of his life, allowing him to relive meaningful events: his miserable childhood at a boarding school in the USSR of the 70s, his rise to stardom, his run-ins with the KGB, and a fateful breakup from his ...

Una de las mas amargas creaciones de Dostoyevsky, El Jugador es una novela autobiografica que describe tristes experiencias que tuvo el gran escritor. Los protagonistas son todos fanaticos del juego, en este ganan, pierden y ponen todas sus esperanzas, no tanto por la ganancia economica sino por la emocion.

For honoring his word to Kuznetsov, Hale finds himself caught in a web of unexpected consequences. To safeguard the future of Nea, Aina, and his unborn child, Hale embarks on a daring odyssey. A nearly impossible mission with long odds. It's a reckless gambit for redemption, where success holds the key to forgiveness. Can Hale navigate the treacherous terrain behind enemy lines and emerge victorious from the heart-pounding crucible of his audacious Raid On Russia?

Издание содержит полное собрание сказов Павла Петровича Бажова.

Hailed as a masterpiece on the subject of death and dying, The Death of Ivan Ilyich is the story of a worldly careerist, a high court judge who has never given the inevitability of his dying so much as a passing thought. But one day, death announces itself to him, and to his shocked surprise, he is brought face to face with his own mortality.

Contiene: La muerte de Iván Ilich, El diablo, Felicidad conyugal, El cafe de surat, De lo que vive el hombre.

«Хаджи-Мурат» — произведение одного из величайших писателей мира, русского прозаика и мыслителя Л. Н. Толстого (1828–1910). Герой повести Хаджи-Мурат — реальное историческое лицо. Он перешел на сторону русских в Кавказской войне. Автора привлекала сила духа и жизнелюбие этого человека, поставленного в тяжелейшие условия. Писатель мастерски создал достоверный, точный портрет Хаджи-Мурата, ибо он владел пониманием «человека вообще». Толстой написал много выдающихся произведений: «Детство», «Отрочество», «Юность», «После бала», «Анна Каренина».

The Soviet plan to cut Finland in half failed spectacularly with the destruction of the 163rd and 44th Divisions at Suomassalmi and The Raate Road. Undeterred by the disaster, Soviet High Command crafted a new strategy to bisect Finland, targeting the crucial crossroads in the town of Kuhmo. Learning from their mistakes, they deployed the formidable 54th Mountain Division, seasoned in Arctic warfare, to achieve the objective. When ten thousand Red Army soldiers stormed across the border, the Finnish 9th Division, led by Colonel Siilasvuo, raced to intercept them. After days of fierce combat...

Bulgakov was a Soviet playwright, novelist, and short story writer best known for his humor and penetrating satire. Because of their realism and humor, Bulgakov's works enjoyed great popularity, but their trenchant criticism of Soviet mores was increasingly unacceptable to the authorities. Bulgakov's short stories are a world unto themselves—sharp, witty, and often unsettling. In these pages, the absurdity of Soviet life collides with the supernatural, the grotesque meets the comic, and reality is always just a step away from slipping into nightmare.

Dmitry Andreich Olenin, in the hope of escaping the hollowness of his privilege, joins the army and heads to the Caucasus. There among the foothills he will meet the Cossacks: a people he considers to be at one with the land. In their company he will hunt, he will drink, he will fall in love and, slowly, he will begin to understand that between people, between cultures, there is often a space that cannot be traversed.

Идиот — произведение классика русской литературы и одного из лучших романистов мирового уровня Ф. М. Достоевского (1821–1881). Автор преследовал цель создать образ "положительно прекрасного человека". В князе Мышкине черты Иисуса Христа получили бытовое преломление, но в жестоком окружающем его мире с его "законом всеобщего взаимного пожирания" Мышкин не в силах что-либо изменить. Достоевский написал много замечательных произведений: "Подросток", "Двойник", "Дядюшкин сон", "Записки из мертвого дома", "Чужая жена и муж под кроватью", "Великий инквизитор", "Записки из подполья", "Сон смешного человека", Дневник писателя», "Слабое сердце".

À l’orée du XXe siècle en Russie, le jeune orphelin Iouri Jivago se destine à la médecine. Emporté par la marche de l’Histoire, cet homme ordinaire, à l’écoute du monde qui l’entoure, traverse la première moitié du siècle et les événements qui modèlent profondément son pays. Au détour d’un champ de bataille, Jivago retrouvera Lara. Tous deux mariés et habités par la question du bien, ils ne pourront résister à la passion qui les rapproche autant qu’elle les sépare, nouant à jamais leurs existences.

"Все, что я хотел сказать журналистам, я сказал... в этой книге".Авторская фраза, брошенная в ответ на вопросы корреспондентов и будущих критиков…Пелевин – это Пелевин!

Während Napoleon ganz Europa mit Krieg überzieht, wird in Petersburg getanzt. Doch langsam, aber sicher treiben die Familien Russlands einem Schicksal entgegen, in dem die Schrecken des Krieges und alle Leidenschaften verschmelzen. Leo Tolstoi schuf einen zeitlosen Roman über Liebe, Hass und große Gefühle. Vorhang auf für einen der größten Klassiker der Weltliteratur! Erstmals vollständig gelesen von Star-Sprecher Ulrich Noethen.

Притча Кролики и удавы была, как и большинство шедевров Искандера "советского" периода, написана "в стол", впервые опубликована за рубежом, лишь в 1986 году предстала на суд российских читателей, – и произвела скандал, сравнимый лишь с прижизненными публикациями язвительных сказок Салтыкова-Щедрина. На чем держится власть могущественных удавов над наивными, простодушными кроликами? На страхе – слепящем, иррациональном, сковывающем страхе. На чем держится идея неистово смелого кролика, попытавшегося скинуть эту кровожадную власть? На простом отрицании страха, – ведь чем можно запугать тех, кому в принципе нечего терять?

Adventures of an Elephant Boy is another brilliant political satire filled with heart and humor by the author of The Mouse That Roared. Living in a quiet village on the Ganges River with the freedom to do as he pleases, a simple elephant boy named Hari Ranjit Singh is selected by the Best of All Possible Nations (any resemblance to the U.S.A. being wholly intentional) to be its personal guest. On his way there, Hari learns that in order to have liberty and happiness in the rest of the world, you need lots of laws…lots and lots of laws. “Some writers have a talent for narrative. Some ...

Студия АРДИС предлагает вашему вниманию эпохальный исторический роман Алексея Николаевича Толстого "Пётр Первый".