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A groundbreaking new translation of Dostoyevsky's most radical work of fiction. In the depths of a cellar in St. Petersburg, a civil servant spews forth a passionate and furious note on the ills of society. The underground man's manifesto reveals his erratic, self-contradictory, and even sadistic nature. Yet in Dostoyevsky's most extreme and disturbing character, there is the uncomfortable flicker of recognition of the human condition. When the narrator ventures above ground, he attends a dinner with a group of old school friends.

Povest' byla sozdana pisatelem v sentyabre-noyabre 1848 goda. Povest' nosit podzagolovok "Sentimental'nyy roman. Iz vospominaniy mechtatelya". Proizvedenie sostoit iz shesti glav: "Noch' pervaya", "Noch' vtoraya", "Istoriya Nasten'ki", "Noch' tret'ya", "Noch' chetvyortaya", "Utro". Geroy povesti - mechtatel', odinokiy i robkiy chelovek. Beloy noch'yu mechtatel' sluchayno znakomitsya s devushkoy Nasten'koy. On vlyublyaetsya v neyo, a ona vidit v nyom rodnuyu dushu, brata. Nasten'ka rasskazyvaet emu pro svoyu zhizn'. Vse svoi rannie gody ona prozhila vmeste so svoey slepoy babushkoy, popav k ney posle smerti roditeley. ZHizn' Nasten'ki byla odnoobraznoy i nevesyoloy.

The novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, including the classic Crime and Punishment, secured the great Russian writer an exalted position in the literary pantheon of 20th-century authors. The Gambler stands as one of the literary genius’ most highly regarded shorter works.

Crime and Punishment is a novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky that was first published in 1866. By closely examining the internal conflicts of his protagonist, Raskolnikov, Dostoevsky explores themes of guilt and redemption. The novel suggests that redemption is possible only through confession of guilt and an acceptance of personal responsibility for one’s thoughts and actions alike.

Dostoevsky tells the story of a young tutor named Alexey Ivanovitch, who works in the household of an imperious Russian general. He wants to break through the wall of the established order in Russia. To reach this goal, he tries to achieve money and power by gambling. He descends further and further into a life of roulettes and casino living and sinks himself in the endless downward spiral of betting and loss. As he fails to resist the temptations of his addiction (the gambling), he finds himself engaged in unrequited love with Polina, the General's cruel yet seductive niece.

"The Christmas Tree and the Wedding" is a bittersweet story written in 1848, the year of revolutions throughout Europe. The story has an undercurrent reflecting the tumultuous changes of that year. The narrator, attending a Christmas party with the Christmas tree referenced in the title, sees the Guest of Honor take an undue interest in a young girl, the daughter of his host....

When brilliant but penniless pianist Alexei is hired to tutor the 10-year-old daughter of Russian oligarch Mikhail, he is drawn into a world of chance, obsession and violence. Hopelessly infatuated with Mikhail's beautiful stepdaughter, Polina, he vows to do anything to win her love: and so begins his involvement in a dangerous, high-stakes game.

The book contains the story "A Nasty Anecdote" of the great Russian writer Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821-1881). Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Povest' Fyodora Mihaylovicha Dostoevskogo "Dyadyushkin son" zanimaet osoboe i pochetnoe mesto v russkoy literature. Ona yavlyaetsya prologom k takim shedevram pisatelya, kak "Idiot", "Brat'ya Karamazovy" ili "Prestuplenie i nakazanie". Povest' byla opublikovana v Sankt-Peterburge v 1859 godu vmeste s povest'yu "Selo Stepanchikovo i ego obitateli", posle vozvrashcheniya F. M. Dostoevskogo posle katorgi, otbytiya voinskoy povinnosti i ssylki. "Dyadyushkin son" - anekdotichnaya i grustnaya istoriya o tom, kak starogo knyazya edva ne naduli s zhenit'boy na "krasavice iz krasavic" mordasovskogo zaholust'ya.

Dostoyevsky skilfully paints a portrait of a character who manages to recall a childhood memory from 20 years ago, and by doing so he alters the course of his life and even enables himself to completely free his heart from hatred and anger. Read in English, unabridged.

This audiobook includes 10 Great Russian Short Stories: The Mantle by Nikolai Gogol, Mumu by Ivan Turgenev, First love by Ivan Turgenev, An Avenger by Anton Chekhov, Darkness by Anton Chekhov, The Death of Ivan Illyich by Leo Tolstoy, Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Little Angel by Leonid Andreyev, The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, A Troublesome Visitor by Anton Chekhov.

By the time Dostoevsky was 40, he had spent four years in prison and a further four years in the army as punishment for his part in a political conspiracy. His health was broken. He was gaunt, fervid, anxiety-ridden, and close to bankruptcy. It was in this state he wrote Notes from the Underground, a masterpiece of the psychology of theoutsider.

The Gambler brilliantly captures the strangely powerful compulsion to bet that Dostoevsky, himself a compulsive gambler, knew so well. The hero rides an emotional roller coaster between exhilaration and despair, and secondary characters such as the grandmother, who throws much of her fortune away at the gaming tables, are unforgettable.

Neizvestnyy rasskazchik povestvuet o tom, chto ego obychno sderzhannaya i molchalivaya kuharka Agrafena nastoychivo poprosila kak-to svoego hozyaina pustit' v dom odnogo zhil'ca iz "byvalyh lyudey": otstavnogo soldata Astafiya Ivanovicha. Hozyain soglasilsya, i vot odnazhdy v otsutstvie Agrafeny i Astafiya Ivanovicha, no v prisutstvie hozyaina-rasskazchika v dom pronik vor i unyos hozyayskuyu bekeshu. Uznav ob ehtom, vernuvshiysya Astafiy Ivanovich ves'ma ogorchilsya i pobezhal vdogonku za zhulikom, no, vernuvshis' s pustymi rukami, rasskazal istoriyu o "chestnom vore", kotoraya proizoshla za dva goda do ehtogo s nim samim.

"A Faint Heart" is a testament to the author's brilliant sense of style and subtle sense of psychology. Two men have a passionate and loving relationship but are not homosexuals. The narrative is about a young clerk who can not reconcile his own personal happiness at marrying a lovely young woman while the rest of the world is not equally as happy. He winds up institutionalized and his beloved marries another, but falls to the ground weeping when meeting his dear friend two years later.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1822-1881) was Russia's greatest mystic who wrote of the contest between the rebellious uncertain human and the mystery of divine omnipresence which is revealed to the enlightened in the midst of life's bitterest wrongs and suffering. His work is defined by a pity and compassion which shines from all his writing.

White Nights is a short story by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, published in 1848, early in the writer’s career. The story tells about unfortunate young man who is lonely and shy. He strolls the streets of 1840s Saint Petersburg contemplating his solitude when he happens upon a young woman in tears.

Seven contrasting short stories, all set at Christmastime: 'Mr. Huffam' by Hugh Walpole, 'A Strange Christmas Game' by J. H. Riddell, 'The Christmas Tree and the Wedding' by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, 'The Snow' by Hugh Walpole, 'The Gift of the Magi' by O. Henry, 'The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle' by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 'The Cop and the Anthem' by O. Henry.

The Russia of the mid 19th century was a period in which the society was awash with a myriad of philosophical ideas as it became increasingly influenced by the West. The writer instinctively reacts against Utopian ideals and sees in himself the proof that such a philosophy is doomed.

n this classic novella, the life of a drab office clerk named Golyadkin begins to be haunted by his "doppelgänger," a man identical to him possessing all the charm and charisma Golyadkin lacks. This double shows up over and over again, succeeding in the things Golyadkin has failed to do throughout his life. As this double infiltrates himself more and more into Golyadkin's life, the reader is left wondering who he is and what his purposes might be.View our full collection of podcasts & audiobooks at: https://www.solgoodmedia.com or on our YouTube channel: https://www.solgood.org/subscribe