The Russian Literature Collection brings together the towering achievements of one of the world’s most profound literary cultures — the novels, short stories, and plays of Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Anton Chekhov, Ivan Turgenev, and Nikolai Gogol. It includes masterpieces such as War and Peace, Crime and Punishment, and Anna Karenina.
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- A Desperate Character, and Other StoriesIvan Turgenev
- A Family of NoblemenMikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin
- A Hero of Our TimeMikhail Lermontov
- A House of GentlefolkIvan Turgenev
- A Lear of the SteppesIvan Turgenev
- A Nobleman's NestIvan Turgenev
- A Reckless Character, and Other StoriesIvan Turgenev
- A Russian Proprietor, and Other StoriesLeo Tolstoy
- A Slav Soul, and Other StoriesAlexander Kuprin
- A Sportsman’s SketchesIvan Turgenev
- A Survey of Russian Literature, with SelectionsIsabel Hapgood
- All Things Are PossibleLev Shestov
- An Outline of Russian LiteratureMaurice Baring
- AnastasiaEugenia Smith
- AnathemaLeonid Andreyev
- Anna KareninaLeo Tolstoy
- Anna Karenina, 1. BandLeo Tolstoy
- Anton Tchekhov, and Other EssaysLev Shestov
- Autobiography of Countess TolstoySophia Tolstoy
- Best Russian Short StoriesUnknown
- Birds of Heaven, and Other StoriesVladimir Korolenko
- Boris GodunovAlexander Pushkin
- BoyhoodLeo Tolstoy
- ChildhoodLeo Tolstoy
- Comrade KropotkinVictor Robinson
- Contemporary Russian NovelistsSerge Persky
- Creatures That Once Were MenMaxim Gorky
- Crime and PunishmentFyodor Dostoyevsky
- Dead SoulsNikolai Gogol
- Der kleine DämonFyodor Sologub
- Die Schwestern im KreuzAleksei Remizov
- Dream Tales and Prose PoemsIvan Turgenev
- El crimen y el castigoFyodor Dostoyevsky
- Essays on Russian NovelistsWilliam Lyon Phelps
- Eugene Oneguine [Onegin]Aleksandr Pushkin
- Fables for ChildrenLeo Tolstoy
- Father SergiusLeo Tolstoy
- Fathers and SonsIvan Turgenev
- First Love, and Other StoriesIvan Turgenev
- Folk Tales from the RussianVerra Kalamatiano de Blumenthal
- Fruits of CultureLeo Tolstoy
- He Who Gets SlappedLeonid Andreyev
- In the WorldMaxim Gorky
- Ivanoff: A PlayAnton Chekhov
- KatiaLeo Tolstoy
- Knock, Knock, Knock, and Other StoriesIvan Turgenev
- Landmarks in Russian LiteratureMaurice Baring
- Letters of Anton ChekhovAnton Chekhov
- Love, and Other StoriesAnton Chekhov
- Makar’s Dream, and Other StoriesVladimir Korolenko
- Master and ManLeo Tolstoy
- Memoirs of a RevolutionistPeter Kropotkin
- Memoirs of the Empress Catherine IICatherine II
- MillionenM. Artsybashev
- More Russian Picture TalesValerian Karrik
- MotherMaxim Gorky
- My ReligionLeo Tolstoy
- Note-Book of Anton ChekhovAnton Chekhov
- Notes from the UndergroundFyodor Dostoyevsky
- OblomovIvan Goncharov
- Old Peter's Russian TalesArthur Ransome
- On the EveIvan Turgenev
- Orlóff and His WifeMaxim Gorky
- Orthodox Daily PrayersAnonymous
- Peter and AlexisDmitry Merezhkovsky
- Plays by Anton Chekhov, Second SeriesAnton Chekhov
- Poems / With Introduction and NotesAleksandr Pushkin
- Poor FolkFyodor Dostoyevsky
- Redemption and Two Other PlaysLeo Tolstoy
- Reminiscences of Anton ChekhovMaksim Gorky
- Reminiscences of TolstoyIlya Tolstoy
- ResurrectionLeo Tolstoy
- RudinIvan Turgenev
- RussiaDonald Mackenzie Wallace
- Russia: Its People and Its LiteratureEmilia Pardo Bazán
- Russian Fairy TalesUnknown
- Russian Folk-TalesA. N. Afanasyev
- Russian LiteraturePeter Kropotkin
- Russian RamblesIsabel F. Hapgood
- Russian SilhouettesAnton Chekhov
- Savva and The Life of ManLeonid Andreyev
- SevastopolLeo Tolstoy
- Short StoriesFyodor Dostoyevsky
- Sixteen Years in SiberiaLev Deutsch
- SmokeIvan Turgenev
- Spiritual OdesGavriil Derzhavin
- Stavrogin’s ConfessionFyodor Dostoyevsky
- Stories and PicturesI. L. Peretz
- Sämmtliche Werke 5: Dramatische WerkeNikolai Gogol
- Sämtliche Werke 20Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Sämtliche Werke 3–4Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Sämtliche Werke 9–10Fyodor Dostoyevsky
- Tales of the WildernessBoris Pilnyak
- Talks with TolstoiA. B. Goldenweiser
- Taras Bulba, and Other TalesNikolai Gogol
- The Bet, and Other StoriesAnton Chekhov
- The Bishop and Other StoriesAnton Chekhov
- The Black Monk, and Other StoriesAnton Chekhov
- The Brothers KaramazovFyodor Dostoyevsky
- The Captain’s DaughterAlexander Pushkin
- The Chorus Girl and Other StoriesAnton Chekhov
- The ConfessionMaxim Gorky
- The Cook's Wedding and Other StoriesAnton Chekhov
- The Cossacks: A Tale of 1852Leo Tolstoy
- The Created LegendFyodor Sologub
- The Crushed Flower, and Other StoriesLeonid Andreyev
- The DarkLeonid Andreyev
- The Darling and Other StoriesAnton Chekhov
- The Daughter of an EmpressLuise Mühlbach
- The DevilLeo Tolstoy
- The Diary of a Russian LadyVarvara Dukhovskaia
- The Diary of a Superfluous ManIvan Turgenev
- The DuelA. I. Kuprin
- The Duel and Other StoriesAnton Chekhov
- The Englishwoman in RussiaAnonymous
- The Forged Coupon, and Other StoriesLeo Tolstoy
- The GamblerFyodor Dostoyevsky
- The Gentleman from San FranciscoIvan Bunin
- The Grand InquisitorFyodor Dostoyevsky
- The Horse-Stealers and Other StoriesAnton Chekhov
- The House of the DeadFyodor Dostoyevsky
- The House with the MezzanineAnton Chekhov
- The IdiotFyodor Dostoyevsky
- The Inspector-GeneralNikolai Gogol
- The Invaders, and Other StoriesLeo Tolstoy
- The Jew and Other StoriesIvan Turgenev
- The Journal of Leo Tolstoi (First Volume—1895–1899)Leo Tolstoy
- The Kreutzer Sonata and Other StoriesLeo Tolstoy
- The Lady with the DogAnton Chekhov
- The Last Days of TolstoyV. G. Chertkov
- The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich TchaikovskyModest Chaikovsky
- The Life of Tolstoy: First Fifty YearsAylmer Maude
- The Light Shines in DarknessLeo Tolstoy
- The Little Angel, and Other StoriesLeonid Andreyev
- The Little DemonFyodor Sologub
- The Live CorpseLeo Tolstoy
- The Lower DepthsMaksim Gorky
- The Man Who Was AfraidMaxim Gorky
- The Mantle, and Other StoriesNikolai Gogol
- The Memoirs of Alexander HerzenAlexander Herzen
- The Old House, and Other TalesFyodor Sologub
- The Party and Other StoriesAnton Chekhov
- The PossessedFyodor Dostoyevsky
- The Power of DarknessLeo Tolstoy
- The PrecipiceIvan Goncharov
- The Princess TarakanovaG. P. Danilevsky
- The Prose Tales of Alexander PushkinAleksandr Pushkin
- The Queen of Spades, and Other StoriesAleksandr Pushkin
- The Real TsaritsaLili Dehn
- The Red LaughLeonid Andreyev
- The Rise of the Russian EmpireSaki
- The Russian GarlandRobert Steele
- The Russian Grandmother’s Wonder TalesLouise Seymour Houghton
- The Russian OperaRosa Newmarch
- The Schoolmaster and Other StoriesAnton Chekhov
- The Schoolmistress, and Other StoriesAnton Chekhov
- The Sea-GullAnton Chekhov
- The Secret CityHugh Walpole
- The Seven Who Were HangedLeonid Andreyev
- The Shooting PartyAnton Chekhov
- The SowersHenry Seton Merriman
- The SpyMaxim Gorky
- The Steel FleaNikolai Leskov
- The StormAlexander Ostrovsky
- The Torrents of SpringIvan Turgenev
- The VillageIvan Bunin
- The Way of Martha and the Way of MaryStephen Graham
- The White Terror and The RedAbraham Cahan
- The Wife, and Other StoriesAnton Chekhov
- The Witch, and Other StoriesAnton Chekhov
- Three Days in the VillageLeo Tolstoy
- Three MenMaxim Gorky
- Through RussiaMaxim Gorky
- TolstoyRomain Rolland
- Turgenev in EnglishRissa Yachnin
- Turgenev: A StudyEdward Garnett
- Uncle VanyaAnton Chekhov
- Uncle's Dream; and The Permanent HusbandFyodor Dostoyevsky
- Virgin SoilIvan Turgenev
- Visionen und andere phantastische ErzählungenIvan Turgenev
- War and PeaceLeo Tolstoy
- WeYevgeny Zamyatin
- What Men Live By, and Other TalesLeo Tolstoy
- What Shall We Do?Leo Tolstoy
- When the King Loses His HeadLeonid Andreyev
- White Nights, and Other StoriesFyodor Dostoyevsky
- Who Can Be Happy and Free in Russia?Nikolai Nekrasov
- Yama [The Pit]A. I. Kuprin
- YouthLeo Tolstoy