Mikhail Kuzmin

Russian poet, novelist. His novel Wings was the first Russian novel centred on homosexuality. Kuzmin met poet Yuri Yurkun in 1913. The 2 lived together with Yurkun's mother, + wife, Olga. Their relationship lasted until Kuzmin's death in 1936. Yurkun was arrested (along with many other writers) 2 years later by Soviet authorities and shot.

1) Kuzmin
2) Yuri Yurkin
3) Kuzmin

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Mikhail Kuzmin

Russian poet, novelist. His novel Wings was the first Russian novel centred on homosexuality. Kuzmin met poet Yuri Yurkun in 1913. The 2 lived together with Yurkun's mother, + wife, Olga. Their relationship lasted until Kuzmin's death in 1936. Yurkun was arrested (along with many other writers) 2 years later by Soviet authorities and shot.

1) Portrait by Konstantin Somow
2) Portrait by Aleksandr Golovin
3) Portrait by Yury Annenkov

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The Eternal Call by Anatoly Ivanov

Anatoly Ivanov (b. 1928), State Prize winner and editor-in-chief of Molodaya Gvardia magazine, has been writing for over twenty years. Alka’s Songs, his first collection of short stories, was published in Novosibirsk in 1956. This was followed by three novels: Morning Glory (1958), Shadows Disappear at Noon (1964), and The Eternal Call (1969), which have won acclaim both in the Soviet Union and abroad.

Anatoly Ivanov writes of Siberia, its past and present. Most of his books have been filmed and serialized.

The action of The Eternal Call covers nearly fifty years, from the turn of the century to the Great Patriotic War against fascism. The book’s characters are peasants, workers, revolutionaries, Party functionaries, and Red Army men and officers. As one of the main characters says: “Sooner or later the man’ll begin thinking about the meaning of life…. And what forces him to do this is a powerful, compelling eternal call to life, an eternal desire to find his own place in life….” These words provide the key to all of Anatoly Ivanov’s work.

Translated from the Russian by Fainna Glagoleva
Illustrated by Peter Pinkisevich

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FOREWORD. 7
PROLOGUE. 15
Part one. THE BROTHERS 93
Part two. A RIP IN TIME BECOMES A HOLE. 241
Part three.THE GREAT OPPOSITION.507

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Judas Golovlyov by M. Saltykov-Shchedrin

Judas Golovlyov is a novel by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, which explores the decline of a corrupt and morally bankrupt Russian noble family, focusing on the character Porfiry Golovlyov, nicknamed Judas for his hypocritical and manipulative nature. The story delves into themes of greed, cruelty, and the destructive power of self-deception as Porfiry uses his cunning and false piety to control and betray his family members, ultimately leading to their ruin and his own spiritual emptiness. The novel is a stark critique of the Russian aristocracy, highlighting the moral decay and isolation that come with unchecked power and hypocrisy.

Edited by Olga Shartse
Illustrated by Kukryniksy
Designed by V. Noskov

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डॉक्टर ज़िवागो बोरीस पास्तरनाक (Dr. Zhivago In Hindi by Boris Pasternak)

*डॉक्टर ज़िवागो** बोरिस पास्तरनाक का एक महान रूसी उपन्यास है, जो 20वीं सदी की शुरुआत में रूस की राजनीतिक उथल-पुथल के बीच लिखा गया है। यह कहानी यूरी ज़िवागो नामक एक डॉक्टर और कवि के जीवन के माध्यम से प्यार, युद्ध, और मानवता की जटिलताओं का चित्रण करती है। ज़िवागो, जो अपने जीवन और प्रेम की तलाश में संघर्ष करता है, को रूसी क्रांति और गृहयुद्ध के दौरान कई कठिनाइयों का सामना करना पड़ता है। उपन्यास में उनके जीवन में दो मुख्य महिलाओं, तोन्या और लारा, के साथ उनके संबंधों का गहन चित्रण है। “डॉक्टर ज़िवागो” एक भावनात्मक और गहरी कहानी है जो व्यक्तिगत और राजनीतिक घटनाओं के बीच इंसान के अस्तित्व की पड़ताल करती है।

अनुवादक श्रीसत्य

सहायक सोहनलाल मेहता बुद्धिवल्लभ चतुर्वेदी

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