Nothing in the whole of literature compares with The Master and Margarita. One spring afternoon, the Devil, trailing fire and chaos in his wake, weaves himself out of the shadows and into Moscow. Mikhail Bulgakov's fantastical, funny, and devastating satire of Soviet life combines two distinct yet interwoven parts, one set in contemporary Moscow, the other in ancient Jerusalem, each brimming with historical, imaginary, frightful, and wonderful characters.

A beautiful society wife from St. Petersburg, determined to live life on her own terms, sacrifices everything to follow her conviction that love is stronger than duty. A socially inept but warmhearted landowner pursues his own visions instead of conforming to conventional views. The adulteress and the philosopher head the vibrant cast of characters in Anna Karenina, Tolstoy's tumultuous tale of passion and self-discovery. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from an asylum in Switzerland. As he becomes embroiled in the frantic amatory and financial intrigues that center around a cast of brilliantly realized characters and that ultimately lead to tragedy, he emerges as a unique combination of the Christian ideal of perfection and Dostoevsky's own views, afflictions, and manners. His serene selflessness is contrasted with the worldly qualities of every other character in the novel.

Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov, a former student, lives in a tiny garret on the top floor of a run-down apartment building in St. Petersburg. He is sickly, dressed in rags, short on money, and talks to himself, but he is also handsome, proud, and intelligent. He is contemplating committing an awful crime, but the nature of the crime is not yet clear. Thus begins Crime and Punishment with all the twists and turns and philosophical questions that permeate Dostoyevsky's writing. A world classic! Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

"Азазель" Бориса Акунина - первый роман из серии приключений Эраста Фандорина. Благодаря книгам и показу киноверсии романа по телевидению, "Азазель" на данный момент является, пожалуй, наиболее известным широкой публике произведением автора.

"Zapiski ohotnika" - sbornik rasskazov Ivana Sergeevicha Turgeneva, pechatavshihsya v 1847-1851 godah v zhurnale "Sovremennik" i vypushchennyh otdel'nym izdaniem v 1852 godu. Tri rasskaza napisany i prisoedineny avtorom k sborniku znachitel'no pozzhe.

"Brat'ya Karamazovy" - posledniy roman Dostoevskogo, kotoryy avtor pisal dva goda. Roman zadumyvalsya kak pervaya chast' ehpicheskogo proizvedeniya "Istoriya Velikogo greshnika". Proizvedenie bylo okoncheno v noyabre 1880 goda. Roman "Brat'ya Karamazovy" vklyuchaet v sebya slozhnuyu, otlichno vystroennuyu i psihologicheski vyverennuyu detektivnuyu istoriyu, pri ehtom v kanve detektivnogo syuzheta obyknovennoe (na pervyy vzglyad) ugolovnoe proisshestvie ne tol'ko spletaetsya s istoriey lyubovnogo sopernichestva, no i vstraivaetsya v obshchuyu kartinu sovremennogo Dostoevskomu obshchestva.

В настоящее издание включена глава У Тихона, запрещенная цензурой (1873) и не попавшая в канонический текст произведения. Между тем эта глава мыслилась Достоевским как композиционный и идейный центр Бесов.

"Писал и задумал роман в эпоху наибольшей материальной нужды. В смысле материальных затруднений наиболее тяжелый год был 1922" . Булгаков писал свой первый роман в не отапливаемой комнате, увлеченно и самозабвенно, работая по ночам. "Третья жизнь. И третья жизнь моя цвела у письменного стола.

Лев Николаевич Толстой - русский писатель, классик отечественной и мировой литературы. "Война и мир" - всемирно известный роман-эпопея Л. Н. Толстого - ни по своим масштабам, ни по своей структуре не похож на классический роман. В нем нет традиционного любовного треугольника, любовного или социального конфликта как основы сюжета.

Новый роман автора бестселлера "Июнь".Аудиокнига, завершающая "И-трилогию"."Истребитель" — роман о советских летчиках, "соколах Сталина". Они пересекали Северный полюс, торили воздушные тропы в Америку. Их жизнь — метафора преодоления во имя высшей цели, доверия народа и вождя.

This novel in verse, said to be the parent of all Russian novels, is a tragic story of innocence, love, and friendship. Eugene Onegin, an aristocrat, much like Pushkin and his peers in his attitude and habits, is bored. He visits the countryside where the young and passionate Tatyana falls in love with him. In a touching letter she confesses her love but is cruelly rejected. Years later, it is Onegin's turn to be rejected by Tatyana. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Есть на этом свете чудеса! И в одном из чудес- конечно, сказки Пушкина: такие удивительные, такие ЖИВЫЕ, наивно-волшебные, правдиво-реалистичные, добрые и ироничные...

Dead Souls is a novel by Nikolai Gogol, first published in 1842, and widely regarded as an exemplar of 19th-century Russian literature. Gogol himself saw it as an "epic poem in prose", and within the book as a "novel in verse". Despite supposedly completing the trilogy's second part, Gogol destroyed it shortly before his death. Although the novel ends in mid-sentence, it is usually regarded as complete in the extant form. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Фёдор Михайлович Достоевский Братья Карамазовы - вершина творчества писателя, одно из самых знаменитых его произведений, входящее в великое пятикнижие Достоевского. Перед нами - "интеллектуальный детектив", история одной семьи со сложными внутренними связями и духовными поисками.

Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoy's genius is clearly seen in the multitude of characters in this massive chronicle, all of them fully realized and equally memorable.

"Все счастливые семьи похожи друг на друга, каждая несчастливая семья несчастлива по-своему…". Если "Война и мир" - это "энциклопедия русской жизни", то "Анна Каренина" - это энциклопедия человеческих отношений. Это именно тот роман, который заставляет много о чем подумать и во время прочтения и после.

Главный русский роман и сокровище мировой литературы! Роман-эпопея "Война и мир" — масштабная сага Льва Николаевича Толстого. Описывая русское общество в эпоху наполеоновских войн, Толстой объединил беллетристический жанр романа с историко-философским трактатом — и создал новаторское произведение, неоспоримую классику мировой литературы.

A beautiful society wife from St. Petersburg, determined to live life on her own terms, sacrifices everything to follow her conviction that love is stronger than duty. A socially inept but warmhearted landowner pursues his own visions instead of conforming to conventional views. The adulteress and the philosopher head the vibrant cast of characters in Anna Karenina, Tolstoy's tumultuous tale of passion and self-discovery. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Prince Myshkin returns to Russia from an asylum in Switzerland. As he becomes embroiled in the frantic amatory and financial intrigues that center around a cast of brilliantly realized characters and that ultimately lead to tragedy, he emerges as a unique combination of the Christian ideal of perfection and Dostoevsky's own views, afflictions, and manners. His serene selflessness is contrasted with the worldly qualities of every other character in the novel.