Works and Criticism

This section examines specific literary works in a critical light. It also includes several academic works that examine literary history and/or the cultural significance of specific literature.

October 9, 2024

Four Tales of Horror from Russian Literature

Russian language literature is not best known for tales of horror or the supernatural. However, it does have some striking examples in the genre. The most successful are often short stories and, rather than using shock tactics, use ghosts, monsters, or witches to reflect the guilt or inadequacies of those that they visit. Below, we […]

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Immorality and “General Hypnotism” in Chekhov’s “Gooseberries” 

Mikhail Bulgakov, Master and Margarita, and Truth in the USSR.

Science Fiction and Fantasy From Behind the Iron Curtain

Crime and Publishing: How Dostoevskii Changed the British Murder

A Conflict of Traditions: Caucasian Cultural Barriers in 19th Century Russian Literature

The Hero of Cana: Alyosha’s Ode to Joy in The Brothers Karamazov

Suicide as a Final Reconciliation of Conflicting Identities in The Brothers Karamazov

Worlds within Words: A Translation of Sigizmund Krzhizhanovsky’s ‘The Rosary’

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