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Suzie
Stateless | Anna & Bilbrough Kosloff, Anna
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Where I finally read a book recommended to me about fifteen years ago. Thank you to mother and daughter, Anna Kosloff & Anna Bilbrough, for writing their story, Stateless.
https://www.suzs-space.com/stateless-by-anna-kosloff-anna-bilbrough/

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kspenmoll
Twenty Poems | Anna Andreevena Akhmatova
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#NationalPoetryMonth #April #day18 #water #AprilPoetryChallenge
These poems were translated by Jane Kenyon with Vera Sandomirsky Dunham in 1985. They are included in her book, Collected Poems, which is how I was introduced to this Russian poet.

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/anna-akhmatova

BooksandCoffee4Me Ah, someone else who knows and appreciates Akhmatova‘s poetry! Last year when I was teaching adult Ed English language learners, one of my students from Russia read one of Akhmatova‘s poems with me for the class, I reading in English and he reading stanzas then in Russian. 1mo
dabbe 💙🩵💙 1mo
quietlycuriouskate @BooksandCoffee4Me I am haunted by the one with the line about the miraculous being so close to the ruined houses. 1mo
wanderinglynn Love! And thank you for introducing me to a new (to me) poet. 1mo
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Abailliekaras
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Mehso-so

This didn‘t work for me as a novel (as its described) because there is no plot and there are no main characters who you get to know or care about (The narrator is an observer not driving most scenes). But as a documentary it‘s interesting, with intricate detail & some vivid scenes from prison life in Siberia in the 1850s. I found it slow & dense but it‘s a valuable record for anyone researching the subject, done with an eye for human nature.

Abailliekaras Coming up on the podcast! 2mo
Tamra I just had this in my hands today at the bookstore. Now I‘m glad I made other choices. (edited) 2mo
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Nebklvr
Yevgeny Onegin | Alexander Pushkin
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Pickpick

Bold and evocative. Pushkin immerses the reader in Russian life and a Russian winter with his lively words and biting wit. His hero left much to be desired but Russia was the heroine of the story.

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wanderinglynn
Ward No. 6 and Other Stories | Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
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Pickpick

#OffMyShelf for short stories; anthology, or essays

I‘m really wishing I had taken a Russian literature class in college. I absolutely loved this short story collection. An incredible writer, Chekhov definitely transcends time. I can see why he‘s considered one of the greatest short story writers.

So this book is off my TBR shelf, but I‘m definitely keeping it & will revisit these stories often.

#2025OffMyShelf

Ruthiella Nice work! I‘ve not read Chekov yet, but he‘s on my list. All the classics really, because they are the building blocks for what came after. 4mo
wanderinglynn @Ruthiella I recommend Chekhov—he‘s very readable. 4mo
Lesliereadsalot I took two Russian literature classes in college. Have never regretted reading War and Peace and The Brothers Karamazov among many others. The professor was blind and made these novels come alive. Best classes I took! 4mo
ferskner Russian lit is so daunting before you start but then so addictive! 4mo
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wanderinglynn
Ward No. 6 and Other Stories | Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
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Jasper apparently doesn‘t appreciate Russian literature.

#catsoflitsy

AllDebooks 🥹🐾😍 4mo
dabbe Especially if it's THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV! I'm with ya, Jasper! 🖤🐾🖤 4mo
wanderinglynn @dabbe 😂 it‘s actually Anton Chekhov‘s short stories. 4mo
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Ruthiella 😻😻😻 4mo
Aims42 I see this and think, “CHEEEEEESE!” 😸 4mo
tpixie 😹 4mo
wanderinglynn @Aims42 😂 that totally fits. 4mo
Aims42 @wanderinglynn 😻❤️ 4mo
AlaMich He‘s flossing his teeth with Russian literature! 😹 4mo
wanderinglynn @AlaMich he‘s definitely not impressed by Chekhov 😂 4mo
julieclair That‘s hysterical! 😂 4mo
Cupcake12 A great photo 😂 4mo
wanderinglynn @julieclair @Cupcake12 thanks! I was lucky to capture that exact moment. 📸🐱😹 4mo
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wanderinglynn
Ward No. 6 and Other Stories | Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
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#firstlinefriday

“In the hospital yard there stands a small lodge surrounded by a perfect forest of burdocks, nettles, and wild hemp.”

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wanderinglynn
Ward No. 6 and Other Stories | Anton Pavlovich Chekhov
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“But people have grown better,” observed the bailiff.
“In what way?”
“Cleverer.”
“Cleverer, maybe, that‘s true, young man; but what‘s the use of that? What earthly good is cleverness to people on the brink of ruin? One can perish without cleverness. What‘s the good of cleverness to a huntsman if there is no game?”

From The Pipe. Written in 1887. Still relevant (or even more so) in 2025.

Readergrrl Heartbreakingly so. 💔 4mo
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dabbe 🩶🩵🩶 4mo
lil1inblue 💓 💓 💖 4mo
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