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Russian
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Anna Karenina 
 Companion to the 2001 Masterpiece Theatre adaptation of "Anna Karenina," Leo Tolstoy's "powerful tale of love and marriage in imperial Russia." Features include a who's who of characters in the novel (with information about Russian names), novel-to-film samples, a brief biography and timeline of Tolstoy's life, and essays and interviews. Also provides a teacher's guide, links, and a bibliography. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/anna/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literature by Place Last updated Aug 30, 2007 Arts & Culture: Chekhov Legacy
Essays about Russian playwright and short-story writer Anton Chekhov (1860-1904), who was born in Taganrog, Russia. Topics include Chekhov and Taganrog, Chekhov in Germany, Chekhov in China, quotations by and about Chekhov, and his works (such as "The Cherry Orchard" and "Three Sisters"). Includes many images. From the City of Taganrog, Russia. http://taganrogcity.com/chekhov.html Topics: Authors by Region, Literature by Place Last updated Nov 21, 2007 Nabokov Under Glass: A Centennial Exhibition
"Featuring materials from the Nabokov Archive in the [New York Public Library, this 1999] online exhibition provides a chronological look at Vladimir Nabokov's life and literary output, starting with poems of his teenage years, through his latest novels and memoirs. The website, produced in celebration of the 100th anniversary of Nabokov's birth, provides insight into his powers of creation and his development as a writer." http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/epo/nabokov/ Topics: Authors by Region, Holidays and Observances Individually, Literary Movements and Periods, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Sep 22, 2005 The Nobel Prize in Literature 1970: Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn
Information about this Russian author who won the Nobel Prize in literature in 1970 and who is known for works such as "The Gulag Archipelago" and "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich." Includes an autobiography, his Nobel lecture, his Nobel diploma, the text (in English and Russian) of his speech at the Nobel Banquet in Stockholm in 1974, and a sound clip. Also includes a link to additional information. From the Nobel Foundation. http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1970/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literature by Place, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Aug 4, 2008 Research Guide to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Annotated bibliography of research material about Russian novelist Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, who "was awarded the Nobel Prize in literature in 1970 'for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature,' an honor which he refused to travel to Stockholm to accept for fear that the Soviet Union would not allow him to return to his home." Includes biographies, bibliographies, primary sources, and more. From the Indiana University (Bloomington) Libraries. http://www.libraries.iub.edu/index.php?pageId=5370 Topics: Authors by Region, Literature by Place Last updated Aug 4, 2008 SovLit.com
There are hundreds of short summaries of works of lesser-known Soviet literature as well as extensive, illustrated, Cliffs Notes -type discussions of dozens of titles. In addition there is an Encyclopedia of Soviet Writers with biographies, most with pictures, of such authors as Maxim Gorky, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Vyacheslav Shiskov, and Marina Tsvetaeva. http://www.sovlit.com/ Topics: Authors by Region, Literary Movements and Periods, Literature by Place Last updated Jan 21, 2002 Tolstoy and the Arts
This online exhibit "is based on one that took place in Robarts Library at the University of Toronto in the fall of 2003 in honour of the 175th anniversary of the birth of [Russian author] Lev Nikolaevich [Leo] Tolstoy." Features a chronology of Tolstoy's life, and sections on his works and Tolstoy in contemporary visual arts, music and performing arts, and cinema. From the University of Toronto Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures. http://www.utoronto.ca/tolstoy/tolstoy-and-the-arts/ Topics: Authors by Region Last updated Sep 5, 2007 |
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