Tag Archives: Russian Literature

Rudin

Posted on September 6, 2023 by Dystonia Girl

Written in 1856, Ivan Turgenev’s first novel, Rudin, presents us with a small, play-like dramatis personae centred around the family, friends and servants of Darya Mikhaylovna Lasunsky, a wealthy widow staying at her country estate. Dmitry Nikolayevich Rudin, a former student, becomes … Continue reading →

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Uncle Vanya

Posted on January 1, 2021 by Dystonia Girl

Uncle Vanya. Chekov’s picture of life in the provinces. Love, work and boredom. With revolvers. Continue reading →

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Fathers and Sons

Posted on February 22, 2020 by Dystonia Girl

Russian literature, like blue Stilton cheese, is something of an acquired taste.  Defeated by War and Peace, but not by Crime and Punishment, my literary tasting tour has ended with a more digestible work by Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev: Fathers and … Continue reading →

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