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Tag: Russian literature

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

God Sees The Truth, But Waits by Leo Tolstoy, 1872 Continue reading →

June 11, 2018October 14, 2025 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

The Dream Of A Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1877 Continue reading →

June 4, 2018September 10, 2025 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

The Looking Glass by Anton Chekhov, 1885 Continue reading →

January 1, 2018October 2, 2025 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

Vanka by Anton Chekhov, 1886 Continue reading →

December 14, 2017October 14, 2025 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

St. John’s Eve by Nikolai Gogol, 1830 Continue reading →

October 5, 2017October 22, 2025 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

‘At Grandmother’s’ by Isaac Babel

At Grandmother’s by Isaac Babel, 1915 Continue reading →

May 16, 2017November 30, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1910s, analysis, At Grandmother's, criticism, fiction, Isaac Babel, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, You Must Know Everything Leave a comment

‘Misery’ by Anton Chekhov

Misery by Anton Chekhov, 1886 Continue reading →

May 15, 2017November 29, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, Anton Chekhov, criticism, fiction, Misery, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories 2 Comments

‘The Party’ by Anton Chekhov

The Party by Anton Chekhov, 1888 Continue reading →

April 10, 2017September 24, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1880s, analysis, Anton Chekhov, criticism, fiction, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Party 4 Comments

‘The Peasant Marey’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Peasant Marey by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1876 Continue reading →

January 13, 2017September 5, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1870s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russia, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, The Peasant Marey Leave a comment

‘The Crocodile’ by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

The Crocodile by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 1865 Continue reading →

January 12, 2017November 26, 2025 by bcw56 Categories: Short Story Magic TricksTags: 1860s, analysis, criticism, fiction, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Russian lit, Russian literature, short stories, surrealism, The Crocodile Leave a comment

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