Andrew D. Kaufman
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Expanded coverage of the necessary grammar, major verb tenses, and conjugations that beginners in Russian need to know. Also, identify Cyrillic letters. Accompanying audio CD includes real-life converstions, a refreshed and expanded mini-dictionary and more.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"An intimate new portrait of the bold and determined woman who saved Dostoyevsky's life--and became a pioneer in Russian literary history. In the fall of 1866--against the backdrop of Russia's first feminist movement--an independent-minded young stenographer named Anna Snitkina went to work for a writer she idolized: Fyodor Dostoyevsky. The volatile and visionary novelist was already a celebrated literary provocateur, yet Anna found him 'terribly...
Author
Publisher
Ohio State University Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Understanding Tolstoy recreates Tolstoy's lifelong artistic and spiritual journey, taking readers to the core of the writer's world through nuanced close readings of his major novels and novellas. Andrew D. Kaufman's broad and accessible analysis of Tolstoy's work speaks to the ways in which Tolstoy, despite living in a manner far removed from the experiences of most modern-day Americans, is still applicable and contemporary. From a reconstruction...
