College class notes on Russian classicism and sentimentalism.

This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...

A scanned copy of the 1896 publication of Through Russian Snows by George Alfred Henty, a fiction book for children.

This is the complete text of the Russian novel The Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy.

This lesson in the Animal Farm unit focuses on George Orwell, literary terms, and the Russian Revolution. It provides links to biographies of Orwell including text and video, links to literary terms fitting to Animal Farm, and links to...

This resource provides a short biography of Russian novelist Maxim Gorky.

Informative biographical essay focusing on Gorky's political and social activities. Features several quotations from major works, and links to pages on Tolstoy and Chekhov.

Provides the full text of Dostoevsky's critically acclaimed novel, The Idiot, in multiple digital formats.

This is the complete text of the novel A Dreary Story by Anton Chekhov.

This site from Bibliomania contains the full text of Leo Tolstoy's classic, Anna Karenia. It begins with a brief, but interesting introduction and then has each chapter accessible by clicking on the link included.

This PBS site discusses the influence of Ukranium folk tales on Gogol's work. Includes audio/video excerpts from the film versions of Vij, The Overcoat, and Dead Souls.

This site presents an accurate account of the events in the life of Fyodor Dostoevsky. Also includes a bibliography of works by and about the author.

Twenty or so quotations from Chekhov's personal advice to aspiring writers. Some are directed to Maxim Gorky. Has links to other useful pages.

This is the complete text of the novel The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka.

This is the complete text of the short story "The Darling" by Anton Chekhov.

Fathers and Sons was a breakout noverl for Ivan Turgenev. Read about the characters and important themes in this excellent site.

Read the full text of "Virgin Soil" by Ivan S. Turgenev which centers on a group of wealthy people who reject cultural norms and go to live among the workers and peasants.