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Tag: Russian literature

‘The Undertaker’ by Alexander Pushkin

Pushkin, Alexander

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October 1, 2018August 24, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1830s, Alexander Pushkin, analysis, criticism, fiction, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Undertaker Leave a comment

‘Wisdom Of Children’ by Leo Tolstoy

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June 15, 2018June 10, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Leo Tolstoy, Little Girls Wiser Than Old Men, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, Wisdom Of Children Leave a comment

‘The Coffee-House Of Surat’ by Leo Tolstoy

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June 14, 2018June 10, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1890s, analysis, criticism, fiction, God, Leo Tolstoy, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Coffee-House Of Surat Leave a comment

‘The Two Brothers And The Gold’ by Leo Tolstoy

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June 13, 2018June 10, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Jerusalem, Leo Tolstoy, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Two Brothers And The Gold Leave a comment

‘The Three Hermits’ by Leo Tolstoy

Tolstoy, Leo 1886

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June 12, 2018June 10, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Leo Tolstoy, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Three Hermits Leave a comment

‘God Sees The Truth, But Waits’ by Leo Tolstoy

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June 11, 2018June 10, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, analysis, criticism, Exiled To Siberia, fiction, God Sees The Truth But Waits, Leo Tolstoy, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, Siberia, Stephen King, The Confessed Crime, The Shawshank Redemption Leave a comment

‘The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor 1877

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June 4, 2018May 27, 2018 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man 1 Comment

‘The Looking Glass’ by Anton Chekhov

Chekhov, Anton 1885a

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January 1, 2018December 28, 2017 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, Anton Chekhov, criticism, fiction, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Looking Glass Leave a comment

‘Vanka’ by Anton Chekhov

Chekhov, Anton 1886a

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December 14, 2017December 3, 2017 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, Anton Chekhov, criticism, fiction, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, Vanka Leave a comment

‘St. John’s Eve’ by Nikolai Gogol

Gogol, Nikolai 1830

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October 5, 2017September 10, 2017 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1830s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Nikolai Gogol, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, St. John's Eve 3 Comments

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