Russian literature

[Pantelej]

What do you think about Russian literature?

[Pensive]

I have heard that Crime and Punishment is a great piece of Russian Literature but I have not experienced it yet.

I know some people who think that Russian Literature is absolutely stunning.

[swapnil]

Yes, the Russian literature is among the greatest, whether it be Pushkin or Tolstoy!!!

[Pantelej]

I'm reading War and peace right now
But i have already read Crime and punishment

[Pensive]

I'm reading War and peace right now
But i have already read Crime and punishment

Cool, How was "Crime and Punishment"?

People have told me that it is a complex read.

[Pantelej]

well it's quite complex, the most i figuerd out
first after reading it, it was absolutly stunning

Has anyone read "The silent Don"?

[Logos]

I wish I could read Russian lit in Russian instead of relying on translations

[Pantelej]

yes, it would be much nicer to be able
to read every book in it's original language
But especialy Russian books, Russian
is a very diferent language, compared
to other languages, i think.

[Pensive]

I was reading a Japenese translation today and I wished a lot that somehow I would have known Japanese.

[Koa]

Russian Literature is one of the main reasons why I studied Russian at University. I am absolutely not at the level of reading Dostoevsky and co. in original, but I am reading a novel by a contemporary (is this the word?well he died in 1990) author and I am coping better than I would have ever expected.

Most Russian classics are absolutely huge, it's funny to see how much these guys could write But they're mostly incredibly interesting... like Crime & Punishment, the first time I read it I just swallowed it in like 4 days... The second time took me longer and it was somehow heavier, I guess I was trying to look deeper...
I plan on re-reading Master and Margarita as soon as I've finished my current read (still Russian.. Everything Flows by Vasilij Grossman), cos I havent appreciated that much years ago and I might enjoy it more now that I have a nuch richer historical and cultural background.
Thinking about it, probably a good 70% of what I've read in the past 5 years was Russian...

[Pantelej]

I can't find anything by Vasilij Grossman anywhere

I'm living on the countryside, there aren't so many bookstores around here.

Have you read anything by Michail Sholokhov

[simona]

I like very much russian literature. I have just finished to read some short stories by Chekhov.They were very funny and well written.I have also read "The idiot" by Dostoievsky.It is a complex novel where the autor presents some of his experiences and thoughts.I would like to know more about Russia and now I am trying to learn this language( I hope I will succeed).

[Pantelej]

Russia is very exciting, huge and endless,
sometime i will go there.
Even though it,s cold.

[Koa]

Well pantelej, you're from Sweden, it's cold there too...so you might not suffer too much if you go to Russia
Or just go in the summer... I went to Moscow last August and it wasn't cold at all, just the opposite for a couple of weeks... then it got fresher but still i've never suffered from cold there.

[Pantelej]

Has anyone read " Doctor Zjivago" ?