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Author: Mikhail Sholokhov. Plot Overview: Set during World War I, the Russian Revolution, and the Russian Civil War, this epic novel depicts the life of Don Cossacks, focusing on the Melekhov family.

Author: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Plot Overview: The novel depicts a single day of Ivan Denisovich Shukhov in a Soviet labor camp during Stalin's era, detailing the struggle for human dignity.

Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky. Plot Overview: Raskolnikov, a former student, commits a murder, believing he is above the law but soon grapples with guilt and moral dilemmas.

Author: Nikolai Gogol. Plot Overview: A short story following the life of Akaky Akakievich, a government clerk who saves up to buy a new overcoat, only to meet a tragic fate.

Author: Leo Tolstoy. Plot Overview: This novel chronicles the French invasion of Russia and follows the lives of aristocratic families affected by the war.

Author: Anton Chekhov. Plot Overview: A play that portrays the socio-economic changes in Russia at the turn of the century through the story of an aristocratic family losing their estate after failing to pay the mortgage.

Author: Ivan Turgenev. Plot Overview: The novel focuses on the conflict between the older generation and the 'nihilistic' youth represented by the protagonist, Bazarov, in the backdrop of 1860s Russia.

Author: Alexander Pushkin. Plot Overview: A novel in verse, chronicling the life of a charismatic but bored aristocrat, Eugene Onegin, his rejection of the young Tatyana's love, and the fatal duel with his friend Lensky.

Author: Nikolai Gogol. Plot Overview: A comedy play where the visit of a government inspector incites panic among the local officials of a small town, who mistake a low-ranking civil servant for him.

Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky. Plot Overview: A short story about a dreamer who meets Nastenka during the white nights of St. Petersburg, experiencing a brief but deep romantic connection.

Author: Boris Pasternak. Plot Overview: The novel follows the life of Yuri Zhivago during and after the Russian Revolution, his love for Lara, and the turmoil of the epoch.

Author: Mikhail Bulgakov. Plot Overview: Set in 1930s Moscow, the Devil visits the atheistic city along with his retinue causing chaos, paralleled with the story of Pontius Pilate and a novel written by the Master.

Author: Alexander Pushkin. Plot Overview: A historical novel that tells the story of a young nobleman, Pyotr Grinyov, during Pugachev's Rebellion, and his love for Masha, the captain's daughter.

Author: Leo Tolstoy. Plot Overview: Set in the 19th-century Caucasus, the novel details the struggle between the Russian Empire and the mountain people, centered on the Avar rebel leader Hadji Murad.

Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky. Plot Overview: The novel tells the story of the Karamazov brothers, their complex relationships, and the murder of their father, exploring themes of faith, doubt, and morality.

Author: Nikolai Gogol. Plot Overview: A social satire featuring Chichikov, who travels through the Russian countryside buying up 'dead souls' (deceased serfs still counted in property assessments) to exploit a loophole and gain wealth.

Author: Mikhail Lermontov. Plot Overview: The novel portrays the journey of the Byronic hero, Pechorin, through the Caucasus, revealing his complex personality through the eyes of different narrators.

Author: Maxim Gorky. Plot Overview: A play that delves into the lives of impoverished Russians living in a shelter near the Volga, examining the human condition and the nature of truth.

Author: Leo Tolstoy. Plot Overview: This tragic novel explores the life of a Russian aristocrat (Anna) who is caught in a loveless marriage and begins an affair with Count Vronsky.

Author: Leo Tolstoy. Plot Overview: A novella that tells the story of a high-court judge in 19th-century Russia and his existential crisis as he faces his own mortality.

Author: Leo Tolstoy. Plot Overview: The story follows Prince Nekhlyudov as he attempts to atone for a sin committed years earlier, exploring themes of injustice, morality, and redemption.

Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky. Plot Overview: The narrative focuses on Alexei Ivanovich, a tutor working for a Russian general, and his addiction to gambling, set in the casino town of Rouletteburg.

Author: Ivan Goncharov. Plot Overview: The novel focuses on the protagonist, Oblomov, a nobleman who is a symbol of slothful complacency, and his struggles to engage with the changing world.

Author: Fyodor Dostoevsky. Plot Overview: A monologue by an unnamed narrator who is a retired government official, depicting his views on society and his own conflicting consciousness.