Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1970
Read about the 1970 winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who was honored "for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature."
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Kostyor (Campfire): Russian Magazine for Children
An online version of a well-established Russian children's magazine "Kostyor." Contents include current events for kids, children's literature, jokes, games, Russian history, biographical information on Russian writers, as well as...
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1958: Boris Leonidovich Pasternak
Read about the 1958 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, Boris Leonidovich Pasternak (1890-1960 CE), a writer who was honored for "his important achievement both in contemporary lyrical poetry and in the field of the great Russian...
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School World: Russian Educational Resources
Russian content. A collection of links to Russian educational sites that cover school subjects, exam preparation, colleges in Russia and abroad, encyclopedias, parent resources, and more. A teacher page is devoted to lesson plans and...
J. Paul Getty Trust
J. Paul Getty Museum: Tango With Cows: Book Art of the Russian Avant Garde
Russian artists and poets working during a turbulent decade in Russian history, the 1910s, produced books that combined visuals with short poems as an expression of their uncertainty about Russia's past, present, and future.
Books in the Classroom
Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site: The Keeping Quilt
A review of "The Keeping Quilt" by Patricia Polacco, a story about a Russian immigrant mother and family as well as other resources for teaching young readers.
Nobel Media AB
The Nobel Prize: The Nobel Prize in Literature 1987: Joseph Brodsky
The Nobel Foundation provides a biography of Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996 CE). The site contains a press release announcing his winning of the award, a presentation speech, a Nobel lecture and a picture of his Nobel diploma.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Aleksandr Pushkin
This site offers a biographical look at Aleksandr Pushkin, the Russian 19th century author who many consider to be "His country's greatest poet and the founder of modern Russian Literature." At the bottom of the page you'll also find a...
McGill University
Children's Books of the Early Soviet Era
Brief discussions of various themes in Soviet children's literature of the 1920s and 30s. Examples of cover art.
Middlebury College
Middlebury College: Biography of Dostoevsky
This Midlebury College site offers an interesting account of the life of Russian author, Fyodor Dostoevsky. Stresses the tragedies and difficulties of his life, particularly the mock execution he was forced to endure before being exiled...
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Leo Tolstoi
This site offers a very interesting account of the life of Russian author, Leo Tolstoy.
A&E Television
Biography: Fyodor Dostoevsky
This resource provides a very basic biography of the Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoevsky.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Maksim Gorky
Informative biographical essay focusing on Gorky's political and social activities. Features several quotations from major works, and links to pages on Tolstoy and Chekhov.
Penguin Publishing
Penguin Random House: Signet Classic: "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" Teacher Guide [Pdf]
Sixteen-page teacher guide for Alexander Solzhenitsyn's "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" contains enlightening introductory, overview, and language information. Also included are excellent writing activites and list of...
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Ayn Rand Society
Website dedicated to providing information about Ayn Rand and Objectivism. Links to information on objectivism, capitalism, and art are included.
PBS
Nilolai Gogol's Dead Souls
This PBS site discusses the influence of Ukranium folk tales on Gogol's work. Includes audio/video excerpts from the film versions of Vij, The Overcoat, and Dead Souls.
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Roger Ebert: Review of Anna Karenina
Roger Ebert, film critic for the Chicago Sun-Times, reviews the 1997 film version of Leo Tolstoy's classic novel Anna Karenina. The movie starred Sophie Marceau and Sean Bean as Anna and Vronsky.
Lonely Planet
Lonely Planet: Russia
A concise summary on the cultural heritage of Russia. The fields of literature, architecture, ballet, musical composition and performance are mentioned, as well as language and religion.
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University of Otago: Gothicism in Conrad and Dostoevsky
This site from the University of Otago contains the text of a scholarly essay written by English professor Robert Berry. The article originally appeared in Deep South, a publication of the English department at the University of Otago.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Fyodor Dostoevsky
This site presents an accurate account of the events in the life of Fyodor Dostoevsky. Also includes a bibliography of works by and about the author.
Middlebury College
Middlebury College: Papers on Dostoevsky
This site provides links to nine essays written by students at Middlebury College for a Spring 1996 course on Dostoevsky. The topics range from "Dostoevsky and Social Issues" to "Dostoevsky and the Theme of Children."
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First Descents Into the Inferno: Scholarly Essay
Contains the text of a scholarly article written by English professor Dr. Robert Berry. The article originally appeared in Deep South, a publication of the English department at the University of Otago.
Authors Calendar
Author's Calendar: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Biography of Nobel Prize winner, Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
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Music From China
Site has the history of Chinese music. You can find examples of Chinese instruments, dates, developments, and descriptions.