"Gary Saul Morson brings to life the intense intellectual debates shaping two centuries of Russian writing. Dialogues of great writers with philosophical wanderers and blood-soaked radicals reveal a contest between unyielding dogmatism and open-minded wonder, rendering the Russian literary canon at once distinctive and universally human"--

"The father of Russian literature, Pushkin is beloved not only for his poetry but also for his brilliant stories, which range from dramatic tales of love, obsession, and betrayal to dark fables and sparkling comic masterpieces, from satirical epistolary tales and romantic adventures in the manner of Sir Walter Scott to imaginative historical fiction and the haunting dreamworld of "The Queen of Spades." The five short stories of The Late Tales of Ivan...

"V Lektorii "Pri︠a︡mai︠a︡ rechʹ" kazhdyĭ denʹ vystupai︠u︡t vydai︠u︡shchiesi︠a︡ uchenye, pisateli, aktery i populi︠a︡rizatory nauki. Ikh ot︠s︡enki i mnenii︠a︡ chasto ne sovpadai︠u︡t s ustoi︠a︡vsheĭsi︠a︡ tochkoĭ zrenii︠a︡ -- idei, mysli i otkrytii︠a︡ rozhdai︠u︡tsi︠a︡ pri︠a︡mo na glazakh slushateleĭ. Vot uzhe desi︠a︡tʹ let viziztnai︠a︡ kartochka "Pri︠a︡moĭ rechi" -- lekt︠s︡ii...