Russian :marseyrussian: :russia: Literature Classics discussion thread

The 19th century Russian Empire was a great era for their national writers and poets like Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Pushkin, Gogol, Chekov. With stories raging from reckless foids :marseywomanmoment: to raging incels :chudtantrum:

!bookworms !classics, what are the works, writers and characters of Russian Literature you love and those you hate? And what are your unpopular opinions/hot takes on them?

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crime and punishment is very good, would recommend. anna karenina i didnt enjoy very much but i was like 16 years old at the time. im at about halfway finished with brothers karamazov right now and its top tier

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Which translation are you reading?

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garnett 1912. the one which still uses the word "gay" as "happy", it always cracks me up especially when the monks use it

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