The Rout (Library of Selected Soviet Literature) by Alexander Fadeyev ( Fadeev)

The Rout by Aleksandr Fadeev is a novel set during the Russian Civil War, focusing on a partisan detachment fighting against the White Army in the Far East. The story follows the experiences of a young partisan named Levinson and his comrades as they navigate the challenges of guerrilla warfare. The novel delves into themes of loyalty, sacrifice, and the harsh realities of war, portraying the psychological and physical toll on those involved. Fadeev emphasizes the struggle for survival and the ideological commitment of the characters, reflecting the broader conflict in Russia during that time.

Translated from the Russian by O. Gorchakov
Designed by O. Vereisky

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CONTENTS

Page
I. Morozka 7
II. Metchik 15
III. The Sixth Sense 24
IV. Alone 31
V. The Peasants and the “Coal-Eaters” 37
VI. Levinson 49
VII. Enemies 59
VIII. The First Move 69
IX. Metchik in the Company 82
X. The Beginning of the Rout 94
XI. The Daily Grind 107
XII. The March 120
XIII. Their Burdens 135
XIV. Metelitsa goes on Reconnaissance 150
XV. Three Deaths 164
XVI. The Bog 182
XVII. The Nineteen 197

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Envy by Yuri Olesha

Envy by Yuri Olesha is a satirical novel that explores the tensions between the old and new Soviet society through the relationship between two main characters: Andrei Babichev, a successful and confident Soviet food industry manager, and Nikolai Kavalerov, a bitter and envious young man whom Babichev takes in. The novel contrasts Babichev’s embodiment of Soviet ideals—progress, collectivism, and industrial success—with Kavalerov’s disillusionment, individualism, and sense of alienation. Through Kavalerov’s envy and resentment, Olesha critiques the emotional and psychological costs of Soviet modernization and the loss of individual identity in a society driven by collective goals.

Translated by J. C. Butler
Designed by Mikhail Krakovsky

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टीकरा (White Star In Hindi) by अन्तोन चेखव (Anton Chekhov)

बच्चों के लिए एक सचित्र कहानी ।

एन चारुशिन द्वारा चित्रित

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Chelkash And Other Stories by Maxim Gorky

A collection of short stories by great Soviet author Maxim Gorky.

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CONTENTS
Preface 7
Chelkash 11
Comrades 70
One Autumn Night 94
In the Steppe 108
Twenty-six of U s and One Other 130
T he Green Kitten 154
A Rolling Stone 167
Her Lover 227
Chums 236

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At The Bidding Of The Heart – Essays, Sketches, Speeches, Papers by Mikhail Sholokhov

A collection of Essays, Sketches, Speeches, Papers by great Soviet writer and Nobel prize winner Mikhail Sholokhov

Translated from the Russian by Olga Shartse
Compiled by Y. Lukin
Designed by S. Danilov

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Contents

Life—The Writer—Young People. By Y. Lukin 7

PART I. LIFE
From An Address to the Constituency of the Novocherkassk Election District 33
On the Don
Cossack Collective Farms 39
Vileness
On the Way to the Front 44
First Encounters 49
Red Army Men 53
Prisoners-of-War 59
A Letter to Leningraders 64
The Science of Hatred 65
A Letter to American Friends 80
A Victory Such As History Has Never Known (Excerpt from an article) 82
A Speech Addressed to the Electorate of Veshenskaya 83
From A Word About Motherland 84
From A Speech Addressed to the All-Union Conference of Peace Champions 106
From The Firstborn of Our Great Construction Projects 108
Long Live, My Party! 115
To Our Ukrainian Brothers 117
Admiration and Pride (On the flight of the world’s first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin) 118
The Beacon for Mankind 119
The Greatest Feat (On the spaceflight of the second cosmonaut Herman Titov) 119
The Whole Nation Salutes You, Pravda! 119
I Embrace You with Fatherly Affection (On the spaceflight of Valentina Tereshkova and Valery Bykovsky) 119
To the Shock Workers of Communist Labour 120
I Gladly Accepted the Invitation 120
Communists of the Quiet Don Collective Farm Set Their Targets (From a speech addressed to a collective farm Party meeting) 121
Hands Off Glezos! 123
Greatness of the Soul 123

PART II. THE WRITER
The Writer and the Critic Must Do an Honest Job 129
To the English Readers (Foreword to the English publication of “And Quiet Flows the Don”) 134
Literature Is Part of the General Proletarian Cause (From a speech addressed to a meeting of shock workers of the Lenzavod Factory and the Rostov Railway Junction) 135
He Will Be a Model of Courage for Millions 141
About the Soviet Writer 142
A Spokesman for the People 144
A Bolshevik Writer 144
From A Speech Made at the 18th Party Congress 145
A Mighty Artist 149
From A Speech at the Funeral of Alexei Tolstoi 150
A Great Friend of Literature 151
Twenty-Five Years in Literature (Speech at the gathering held in honour of this occasion) 154
A Radio Address 155
I Wish You Happiness, Ukrainian People! 156
Speech at the Second All-Union Congress of Soviet Writers 158
Passionate and Truthful 166
From the Bottom by My Heart 170
A Letter to the Editors of Inostrannaya Literatura 167
New Year Wishes 170
From A Speech Addressed to the 20th Party Congress 170
The Ukraine’s Great Son 181
To Hungarian Writers 182
Keep in Step with the Party, with the People 182
The Treasure-Store of Folk Wisdom 183
A Letter to the Navy 184
From A Speech Addressed to the Electorate of Taganrog 185
Readers Want New Books About the Present Day 187
To the Editors of Pravda 188
Interview Given to a Correspondent of Literaturnaya Gazeta 188
About Semyon Davidov (From a talk addressed to the workers of the Kirov Plant in Leningrad) 190
Consolidation, and Once Again Consolidation! 191
Fidelity to the Ideals of Communism 191
A Letter to Charles Percy Snow 193
Speech at a Session of the European Committee of Writers 194
When Writers Are Friends with Their Heroes 195
Books About the Glory of the Working Class Are Needed 196
For a Stronger Alliance Between Industry and Art 197
Opening Speech at the Second Congress of Writers of the Russian Federation 199
A Word of Thanks (To the Swedish Royal Academy) 202
To Pravda 203
An Interview Given to a Pravda Correspondent 203
The Vital Strength of Realism 204
New Year Wishes 207
Speech in Acknowledgement of the Diploma of Honorary Doctor of Philosophy Conferred by the Karl Marx University in Leipzig 207
Speech at the 23rd Party Congress 208
From A Humanist Is the Man Who Fights 216
Preface to the Book History of the Kirov Plant 218
Speech Made at the Polish Embassy in Moscow 218
A Telegram to the International Literary Symposium 219
Speech at the 24th Party Congress 220

PART III. YOUNG PEOPLE
From A Speech About Maxim Gorky 229
The First Anniversary of the Theatre of Collective Farm Cossack Youth in Veshenskaya 229
We Are with You with All Our Hearts 230
The Second Anniversary of the Theatre of Collective Farm Cossack Youth in Veshenskaya 231
Your Faithful Companion 232
From A Speech Made at the Third Congress of Kazakh Writers 233
It Is a Great Honour to Write for the People (Speech addressed to a seminar of young writers of Rostov and Kamensk regions) 235
Speech at the Third All-Union Conference of Young Writers 236
Never Forget Friendship 238
A Letter to Lvov Students 238
The Pride of My Country 239
A Letter to Two Pupils of School No. 2 in Belaya Tserkov, a Village in Kiev Region 239
To My Don Countrymen 240
Heartfelt Thanks (From the answering speech made at the Kremlin during the presentation of the Lenin Prize for “Virgin Soil Upturned”) 240
From A Speech Made at the 22nd Congress of the CPSU 242
To the Young Pioneers 251
To the Young Farmers 251
To the Youth of Veshenskaya 251
To the Youth of the Don Country 252
Entry Made in the Young Guard Publishers Visitors’ Book 252
The Land Needs Young Hands (From a talk addressed to the youth) 253
Be Patriotic Always (From a conversation with Daghestan schoolgirls) 256
From A Speech at the Fourth Congress of Soviet Writers 258
What Happiness to Live Among Such Splendid People! (Speech at the Third All-Union Congress of Collective Farmers) 263

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Gorky And His Contemporaries Memoirs And Letters

The reminiscences of Gorky presented in this book will bring the reader echoes of that great life. In these reminiscences Gorky appears as the herald of socialist art and the author of its classic literature, and also as a man actively involved in literary life—a fellow artist for some, an example and mentor for others, an unforgettable partner in conversation for still others.

Translated from the Russian by Cynthia Carlile
Designed by Boris Kazachkov
Compiled by Galina Belaya

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CONTENTS

Introduction 7

Memoirs
Yekaterina Peshkova. Gorky in Samara 18
Stepan Skitalets. Maxim Gorky. Meetings 24
Nikolai Teleshov. Notes of a Writer 36
Mikhail Nesterov. Distant Days 50
Maria Andreyeva. A Trip to the Crimea 54
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko. From the Past (Excerpts) 57
Konstantin Stanislavsky. The Lower Depths 64
Isaak Babel. The Beginning 71
Kornei Chukovsky. Contemporaries (Excerpts) 75
Mikhail Slonimsky. The Early Years. M. Gorky 119
Konstantin Fedin. Gorky Amongst Us (Excerpts) 134
Vsevolod Ivanov. Meetings with Maxim Gorky 152
Alexander Voronsky. Meetings and Conversations with Maxim Gorky 165
Veniamin Kaverin. Gorky and Young People 195
Nikolai Aseyev. A Meeting with Gorky 206
Vladislav Khodasevich. Gorky 218
Yevgeny Zamyatin. M. Gorky 259
Lidia Seifullina. The Man 270

Letters
Gorky—Fedin
Fedin to Gorky. 28 January 1920 280
Fedin to Gorky. Beginning of September 1925 281
Gorky to Fedin. 17 September 1925 284
Fedin to Gorky. 16 January 1926 286

Gorky—Leonov
Leonov to Gorky. 25 (?) December 1927 288
Leonov to Gorky. 21 October 1930 290
Gorky to Leonov. 8 November 1930 294

Gorky—Zoshchenko
Zoshchenko to Gorky. 28 September 1927 295
Gorky to Zoshchenko. October 1927 296
Zoshchenko to Gorky. 30 September 1930 297
Zoshchenko to Gorky. January 1934 299
Gorky to Zoshchenko. 25 March 1936 300

Gorky—Pasternak
Pasternak to Gorky. 10 October 1927 302
Gorky to Pasternak. 18 October 1927 303
Gorky to Pasternak. 28 December 1927 304

Gorky—Sholokhov
Sholokhov to Gorky. 6 June 1931 305

Commentary 309

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" ... And people saw that every sort of beauty, every sort of love was from the gods, and they became free and bold, and they grew WINGS." 🪽 ---- Mikhail Kuzmin from his novella Wings, 1906

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