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Translations of short stories and essays by some of Russia's greatest authors.

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An Eastern Tale. By Vikenty Veresaev, 1903.

Apr 5 •

The Mystery of Progress

By Vladimir Sergeyevich Solovyov, 1897.

Apr 3 •

At the Pharmacy

By Anton Chekhov. First published in The Petersburg Gazette, 1885, subtitled “A little scene.”

Feb 24, 2022 •

By Leonid Andreyev. First published in 1901 in The Courier.

Feb 17, 2022 •

How and Why Should One Live?

By Leo Tolstoy. An unpublished article from Tolstoy’s drafts, dated October 6th, 1905, in which Tolstoy suggests that the wisdom to reveal the meaning…

Dec 16, 2021 •

An Intellectual Blockhead

By Anton Chekhov. First published in The Petersburg Gazette, 1885 (23 June).

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By Anton Chekhov. First published in The Petersburg Gazette, 1885.

Nov 19, 2021 •

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