Contemporary / British English The Russian Revolution -- four young people, Yury, Tonya, Lara and Pasha, find love and lose it in this extraordinary time. Their heart-breaking stories make Dr Zhivago one of the greatest romantic books, and films, of the century.
Max Hayward Book order (chronological)
Max Hayward was a significant figure in Russian literature, known for his work as a lecturer and translator. His translations offered readers profound insights into the Russian psyche, masterfully conveying its complexities across linguistic boundaries. Through his efforts, Hayward played a crucial role in making the rich tradition of Russian literature accessible to a wider audience, fostering a deeper appreciation for its depth and nuance.
Hope abandoned : a memoir
- 768 pages
- 27 hours of reading
Hope Against Hope recounted the last four years in the life of the great Russian poet, Osip Mandelstam, and gave a hair-raising account of Stalin's terror. Hope Abandoned complements that earlier masterpiece, and in it Nadezhda Mandelstam describes their life together from 1919, and her own after Mandelstam's death in a labour camp in 1938. She also sets out his system of values and beliefs, and provides striking portraits of many of their contemporaries including Boris Pasternak and their champion till his own downfall, Nikolai Bukharin, as well as an astonishingly candid picture of Anna Akhmatova.
Russia's Other Writers
- 216 pages
- 8 hours of reading
English, Russian (translation)