cyura
08-31-2008, 08:09 PM
Druzya,
I would like to let you know about some excellent historical novels which have just become available outside of Russia and are perfect for intermediate-level students of Russian (English versions are also available for those avid readers who enjoy unique glimpses of Russian culture). They are: Jack Vosmerkin – The American (Джек Восьмеркин - Американец) and The Land of the Sun (Государство Солнца), by the late author Nikolai Grigorevich Smirnov (1890-1933). These books are ideal due to their simple to follow styles, yet appealing, well-developed plots. Smirnov allows the reader to re-live Russia’s Soviet era in Jack Vosmerkin, as well as the time of the tsars in Land of the Sun.
Here are some very brief summaries of the books, but look at the free samples for more details:
JACK VOSMERKIN - THE AMERICAN is an epic tale about a Russian boy who travels around the globe by accident during the early Soviet years, returning to Russia to combine Russian and Western culture in a remarkable, never predictable journey.
THE LAND OF THE SUN lets the reader relive life in exile, starting in Kamchatka, during the age of Imperialism, and then takes its narrator, a Russian youth, far beyond Russia's borders, where he and his fellow countrymen must adapt to a life they'd never imagined, but never losing their Russian spirit.
See more information and free samples at:
I look forward to your comments about these books!
All the best,
Clay Juracsik
I would like to let you know about some excellent historical novels which have just become available outside of Russia and are perfect for intermediate-level students of Russian (English versions are also available for those avid readers who enjoy unique glimpses of Russian culture). They are: Jack Vosmerkin – The American (Джек Восьмеркин - Американец) and The Land of the Sun (Государство Солнца), by the late author Nikolai Grigorevich Smirnov (1890-1933). These books are ideal due to their simple to follow styles, yet appealing, well-developed plots. Smirnov allows the reader to re-live Russia’s Soviet era in Jack Vosmerkin, as well as the time of the tsars in Land of the Sun.
Here are some very brief summaries of the books, but look at the free samples for more details:
JACK VOSMERKIN - THE AMERICAN is an epic tale about a Russian boy who travels around the globe by accident during the early Soviet years, returning to Russia to combine Russian and Western culture in a remarkable, never predictable journey.
THE LAND OF THE SUN lets the reader relive life in exile, starting in Kamchatka, during the age of Imperialism, and then takes its narrator, a Russian youth, far beyond Russia's borders, where he and his fellow countrymen must adapt to a life they'd never imagined, but never losing their Russian spirit.
See more information and free samples at:
I look forward to your comments about these books!
All the best,
Clay Juracsik