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Russian Stories: A Dual-Language Book

Russian Stories: A Dual-Language Book
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Twelve superb tales by Chekhov, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Pushkin, Bunin, other masters. Excellent word-for-word English translations on facing pages. Also teaching and practice aids, Russian-English vocabulary, biographical/critical introductions to each selection, study questions, more. Especially helpful are the stress accents in the Russian text, usually found only in primers.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #33581 in Books
  • Published on: 1990-02-01
  • Original language: Russian
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 416 pages

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Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Russian

Customer Reviews

Good Russian stories in original language plus english5
This book is an excellent collection of classic Russian short stories in the original language plus and English translation. Couldn't ask for anything better.

I have two copies and bought one for my friend5
you can make this as easy or as challenging as you like. You learn words when they keep popping up in the stories

Great literature and challenging Russian practice5
This book works on two levels: One, these short stories are by the Russian masters of the genre. In English translation, they are powerful, evocative, and moving, on their own. There is a reason why Pushkin, Chekhov, and Dostoevsky are still popular: Those guys didn't write any garbage. They set the bar for all writers as high as it could go. I would especially recommend "Sleepy" by Anton Chekhov. Read it on Halloween night, as I did, for a good old fashioned fright.

Secondarily, for those of us learning Russian, these short stories provide fascinating and very challenging works to translate. Be advised, this is a high level of Russian literature, written for educated and literate native speakers, so it's a big challenge. Pack a lunch.

The short story format is especially beneficial. If you can get through one story, believe me, you are ready for the psychological reward of starting a new story.