1828-1910

Provides a collection of critical essays on Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina, presenting a detailed portrait of various kinds of life in Russia in the nineteenth century while exploring such broad themes as love, lust, class, family, marriage, adultery, and the relevance of religion to social and personal life.

"In A Swim in a Pond in the Rain, George Saunders guides the reader through seven classic Russian short stories he's been teaching for twenty years as a professor in the prestigious Syracuse University graduate MFA creative writing program. Paired with stories by Chekhov, Turgenev, Tolstoy, and Gogol, these essays are intended for anyone interested in how fiction works and why it's more relevant than ever in these turbulent times"--Provided by publisher.

Contains the title story in which the life of a peaceful public official is permanently changed by a mysterious illness, and includes "Family Happiness," "The Kreutzer Sonata," and "Master and Man," also by the nineteenth-century Russian author.

"With the writers of the Golden Age as her guides-Pushkin, Tolstoy, Gogol, and Turgenev, among others-Sara Wheeler searches for a Russia not in the news, traveling from rinsed northwestern beet fields and the Far Eastern Arctic tundra to the cauldron of nationalities, religions, and languages in the Caucasus. Bypassing major cities as much as possible, she goes instead to the places associated with the country's literary masters"--Jacket flap.

Presents a graphic novel adaptation of "How Much Does a Man Need" a short story by Leo Tolstoy in which a man gives up everything because of his lust for the land.

The story of the life and death at the age of forty-five, of a high court prosecutor in 19th-century Russia, it is an intense and moving examination of loss and the possibilities of redemption, in which Tolstoy explores the dichotomy between the artificial and the authentic life.

Using rare Russian archives, the author examines the War of 1812 when Napoleon and his troops invaded Russia and the wars following as Russian armies entered France and brought peace to Europe.

Young film assistant Nikolai Gribshin seizes a chance to transform himself and influence the course of history when he meets scientist Professor Vorobev, and the revolutionist Joseph Stalin while waiting in a remote Russian railway station in 1910 to record the last hours in the life of Leo Tolstoy.

Chronicles the life of Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, discussing his creative genius, legendary characters and novels, personal life, family, inner struggles, and other related topics.

Collects the annotated texts of ten short stories written between 1855 and 1905 by nineteenth-century Russian author Leo Tolstoy, and includes two memoirs, excerpts from his diaries and letters, and critical essays.