This is the full text of the Russian novel Father Sergius by Leo Tolstoy, made into a 1978 movie. Prince Stepan Kasatsky, an officer, ardent, proud young man is a big admirer of the king. Kasatsky is about to get married, but at the last...

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...

The Nobel Foundation provides a biography of Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996 CE). The site contains a press release announcing his winning of the award, a presentation speech, a Nobel lecture and a picture of his Nobel diploma.

The Electronic Text Center at the University of Virginia has provided the full text of Paul (Pavel) Birukoff's book entitled "Leo Tolstoy: Childhood and Early Manhood."

This is the complete text of the short story "The Cook's Wedding" by Anton Chekhov.

Brief discussions of various themes in Soviet children's literature of the 1920s and 30s. Examples of cover art.

This site offers a succinct summary of the novel, along with some comments from the Literature, Arts, and Medicine Database.

This Midlebury College site offers an interesting account of the life of Russian author, Fyodor Dostoevsky. Stresses the tragedies and difficulties of his life, particularly the mock execution he was forced to endure before being exiled...

This site offers a very interesting account of the life of Russian author, Leo Tolstoy.

All 8 "books" of Pushkin's epic poem are available at this site in Russian and in English translation.

This is the full text of the four-act Russian play Ivanoff by Anton Chekhov including a list of characters.

Wikipedia offers biographical information on Boris Pasternak, Russian poet and writer, and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1958.

"Art, Science, and Transcendence: A Comparison Between Tolstoy and Plato" is the full text of a scholarly article written by Dr. T.J. Kuijl. For serious students of Tolstoy.

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.

Sixteen-page teacher guide for Alexander Solzhenitsyn's "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" contains enlightening introductory, overview, and language information. Also included are excellent writing activites and list of...

Website dedicated to providing information about Ayn Rand and Objectivism. Links to information on objectivism, capitalism, and art are included.

Resource provides multiple digital formats of this eBook.

Resource provides the e-text in many digital formats of fifteen stories by Anton Chekhov (1860-1904 CE).

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

Very comprehensive site devoted to Chekhov, the man, the writer, and his work. Lists all of his plays and a short description of each. Includes a lengthy biography of Chekhov.

The full text of Chekhov's four-act play is available here.

Chekhov's play is offered here in multiple digital formats.

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

This is the complete text of the novel The Duel by Anton Chekhov.