Blogs about: Tolstoy
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The Russian Baker
From now on I’m going to think of Oblonsky as The Russian Baker. You remember his love of baked goods, right? We’re not talking about the dried-up, day-old bread either. Oblonsky likes h… more →
A Classic Case of Madness
Functionally Literate - Quote
wrote 12 hours ago: I usually share the opening lines of books but I was reading The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Tol … more →
Tolstoy on Islam
wrote 22 hours ago: I have to share these words of Tolstoy, for this is precisely how I felt once I came to know Islam. … more →
Anna Karenina
wrote 1 day ago: by Amy Leo Tolstoy’s novel, set in 19th Century Russia, contemplates love in its many forms. This mo … more →
Becoming Hope
wrote 1 day ago: I married the love of my life several months ago. She has, in my opinion, the most attractive soul o … more →
“If you want to...
wrote 2 days ago: “If you want to be happy, be.” ― Leo Tolstoy … more →
Literary roundup: Russian literature in prisons, on spies and some Czech honey
wrote 3 days ago: The Washington Post has an amazing article about teaching Russian literature in prisons in Virginia. … more →
Yann-Mail: The Death of Ivan Ilych
wrote 4 days ago: Dear Mr. Martel, I’ve decided to take on the reading list that you sent our Prime Minister, Stephen … more →
But He Must Have Moments of Stillness: Letters to Yann Martel
wrote 4 days ago: I quit my job in February without a ‘next step’. I could no longer stand the idea of being a laboure … more →
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20 Great Russian Novels You Should Read Right Now
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wrote 4 days ago: Russia’s output of great literature over two centuries is nothing short of miraculous. Having … more →
An Unexpected Treasure
wrote 4 days ago: Watching the latest version of Anna Karenina on the big screen lately took me back to – of all place … more →
My journey so far with War and Peace
wrote 5 days ago: A few months ago I was breezing through books, I read five in under two weeks, and felt like I neede … more →
Book Review: Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
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wrote 5 days ago: On finishing Les Miserables I ticked another box on the mental list of Really Long Works of Classic … more →
A Daisy by Any Other Name: Possible Titles for The Great Gatsby
wrote 5 days ago: So, the new film version of The Great Gatsby just opened. And Mark is currently teaching Fitzgerald … more →
Our Axis Age (Or A Decent Jedi Metaphor)
wrote 6 days ago: I feel as though we’re going through an another axis age. It seems like every so often, perhap … more →
Little Vanya
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wrote 6 days ago: “Cauis [Caesar] is a man, men are mortal, therefore Caius is mortal,” had always seemed to him corre … more →
Week B - Boredom
wrote 6 days ago: Three years of university, three whole years of that blissful combination of academic swotting and s … more →
E.M. Forster, "Aspects of the Novel"
wrote 1 week ago: 1927 For Forster, the novel has not been adequately critiqued, partly because the tools we have to c … more →
Learn Russian Online Right Now and for FREE
wrote 1 week ago: Learn Russian for free online. A Spoonful of Russian iTunes Feed Web Site Recommended by our readers … more →
