Aleksandr Pusjkin

Eugen Onegin eller Jevgenij Onegin er en verseroman i åtte kapitler skrevet av Aleksandr Pusjkin og publisert 1823–1831. Handlingen utspiller seg i Russland i 1820-årene. Et bærende budskap er at kjærlighet og stolthet er to uforenelige størrelser. Verseromanen regnes som et av den russiske litteraturs mesterverker. …

Pushkin's version of the historical novel in the style of Walter Scott, this final prose work also reflects his fascination with and research into Russian history of the 18th century. During the reign of Catherine the Great, the young Grinev sets out for his new career in the army and en route performs an act of …

This volume contains new translations of four of Pushkin's best works of fiction. The Queen of Spades has long been acknowledged as one of the world's greatest short stories, in which Pushkin explores the nature of obsession. The Tales of Belkin are witty parodies of sentimentalism, while Peter the Great's Blackamoor …

On the Eve is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. Turgenev embellishes this love story with observations on middle class life and interposes some art and philosophy. Nikolay Dobrolyubov was critical of On the Eve, offending Turgenev.