Russian Literature Essays Examples For College & High School Students in PDF

452 total results

An Analysis of the Topic of Dostoevsky Being a Ridiculous man, a Russian Writer (803 words, 2 pages)

Dostoyevskys ridiculous man is one who is more morally aware than the rest of his society. He is taken for a madman for having foolish ideas, but in actuality, has a higher comprehension of life that his society does not understand. The story shows a basic struggle between logic and ... Read More

An Analysis of the Introduction and Chapter 1 of Part I of Notes from Underground, a Novella by Fyodor Dostoyevsky (619 words, 2 pages)

Part I Introduction and Chapter 1 Introduction Dostoevsky introduces Part I of Notes from Underground. He tell us that in this first portion, the protagonist will introduce himself and explain the causes that led to his appearance before us in this text. He then explains that the subseque nt extract, ... Read More

Different Aspects of Russian Society in Leo Tolstoy’s Anna Karenina (1420 words, 2 pages)

The country is truly unique in that the surroundings adapt to the individual without set boundaries for existence, whereas in the city the individual must conform to the surroundings or face alienation, through which emergent feelings of resentment and habits of hypocrisy arise. Through Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy portrays different ... Read More

An Analysis of Mental Perspective’s Effect on a Man’s Action in “Crime and Punishment” by Fyodor Dostoevsky (720 words, 1 pages)

In the novel Crime and Punishment, by Fyodor Dostoevsky, suffering is an integral part of every characters role. However, the message that Dostoevsky wants to present with the main character, Raskolnikov, is not one of the Christian idea of salvation through suffering. Rather, it appears to me, as if the ... Read More

The Irony of Events in Lady with a Dog by Anton Chekhov (1080 words, 2 pages)

Irony incongruity between the actual result of a sequence of events and the expected results. Huh? Well take the short story Lady with a Dog written by Anton Chekhov as an example. First lets get a look at our main characters, Dmitri Gurov and Anna Sergeyevna, and how they met. ... Read More

An Analysis of A Day in the Life by Ivan Denisovich (1215 words, 2 pages)

Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr Isaevich. One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich, New YorkPress, 1963.The novel, A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is intentionally not sensational. It is an expose of Stalinist labor camps, and of the Soviet system generally, but it accomplishes this through understatement and indirection. This ... Read More

The Real Effects of War as Described in Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace” (1105 words, 2 pages)

Paul CromptonProfessor Sean FarrellHistory 112AApril 26, 2000Effects of WarWhat effects does war have on men? Leo Tolstoy, writer of War and Peace, addresses this issue. He uses some of his own views to show how the effects of war change people through the course of a day. Tolstoys center message ... Read More

A Review of the Story “The Lady With The Dog” (1605 words, 2 pages)

The Lady With The DogIn the beginning of the story, Chekhov begins with the simple line, It was said that a new person had appeared on the sea-front This passage shows that the local residents of Yalta have discovered an outsider, a person they know nothing about. Chekhov asks the ... Read More

A Review of Leo Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Ilych” (690 words, 2 pages)

Literature and LifeByCaitlin HumphriesENGL 2303Dr. Marian Crum-MackJune 27, 2000Leo Tolstoy, born in Russia in 1828, wrote The Death of Ivan Ilych. The story was written eight years after Tolstoys spiritual conversion and was inspired by his own brothers death. The Death of Ivan Ilych has several ironies expressed in the ... Read More

An Overview on The Lady With the Pet Dog by Chekhov and Oates (822 words, 2 pages)

Point of View in Chekhovs and Oatess The Lady with the Pet DogAnton Chekhov and Joyce Oates both approached this short story from the third-person narrator. The main difference is how Chekhov entertained the male perspective of love while Oates indulged in the weakening aspect of the feminine side. Chekhov ... Read More

An Analysis of Reality, Illusion and Foolish Pride in the Play The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov (1110 words, 2 pages)

Giraud 1Reality, Illusion and Foolish PrideIn the play "The Cherry Orchard" by Anton Chekhov set in Mrs. Ranevsky's estate and " A Doll's House" by Henrik Ibsen set in Helmers' flat the protagonists shape the story. In both plays the protagonists' mental beliefs combine reality and illusions that shape the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel Anna Karenina by Lav Tolstoy (3086 words, 4 pages)

The world of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina is a world ruled by chance. From the very opening chapters, where a watchman is accidentally run over by a train at Moscow's Petersburg station, to the final, climactic scenes of arbitrary destruction when Levin searches for Kitty in a forest beset by lightning, ... Read More

A Story of an Siberian One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich Shukhov (900 words, 2 pages)

One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is a story about a man, Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, who is in a Russian Siberian prisonlabor camp for expression of anti-Stalinistic ideas. The story describes the events of a single day in this man's life and his struggle to survive. I feel ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of the Short Story the Death of Ivan Ilych by Leo Tolstoy (1120 words, 2 pages)

Societies CreationsLeo Tolstoi the author of the short story "The Death of Ivan Ilych" was born into wealthy family in Russia. Tolstoi became tired of going to school and bettering himself so he dropped out of Kazan University. Despite societies pressures he opened up a school for lower class children. ... Read More

Bazarov’s Nihilism in Ivan Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons (1705 words, 4 pages)

Nihilism In Turgenov's Fathers and SonsTurgenov's Fathers and Sons has several characters who hold strong views of the world. Pavel believes that Russia needs structure from such things as institution, religion, and class hierarchy. Madame Odintsov views the world as simple so long as she keeps it systematic and free ... Read More

The Theory of Duality in Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment (559 words, 1 pages)

DualityThe theory of duality of personality is exhibited clearly in Dostoevskys Crime and Punishment by the character Raskolnikov Svidrigailov represents the cold, intellectual side of his personality and Sonia is a clear example of his humane, compassionate side. Let us examine these separate components of Raskolnikovs social traits.Svidrigailov is the ... Read More

The Complexity of Characters in Dostoyevsky’s Novel Crime and Punishment (1360 words, 2 pages)

In the novel Crime and Punishment, Dostoevsky portrays the main character, Raskolnikov, in a complex and unique fashion. He could have been portrayed as the good guy, bad guy, or just your average man on the street, but Raskolnikov is displayed with more than one persona. It would have been ... Read More

An Analysis of the Characters From Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevskiy (1733 words, 3 pages)

In real life humans are multidimensional not only physically but also in their actions and emotions. Majority of the time when it comes to any form of entertainment being it movies, plays, or books, the characters are flat, one dimensional. You don't get a sense of who they really are, ... Read More

An Introduction to the Carnivalization by Mihail Bakhtin, The Literary Genres (563 words, 1 pages)

"Carnivalization" is the term used by Mikhail Bakhtin to describe the shaping effect on literary genres. The idea of carnivalism is the discourse of structuralism. Carnivalism is the opposite of everything deemed "normal". Bahktin describes it as "...the true feast of time, the feasts of becoming, change and renewal. (45)" ... Read More

A Chapter Analysis of the Story of Anna Karenina (927 words, 2 pages)

Anna KareninaPart 2 Ch. 3In part two chapter three, Kittys broken heart causes her health to decline. There is a moment in this part of the story that Tolstoy adds to show that money and social status should not be the reasons for marriage. Kitty realizes this when she finds ... Read More

An Introduction to the Confusing Play Courting Chekov (508 words, 1 pages)

If a person wants to spend their evening viewing an exciting and thought-provoking play, they better veer themselves away from the play Courting Chekov. In contrast to a stimulating evening at the theatre, the play Courting Chekov leaves viewers puzzled about the theme and questioning the overall effect of the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Story How Much Land Does a Man Need? by Leo Tolstoy (990 words, 2 pages)

The story, How Much Land Does a Man Need?, by Leo Tolstoy is a story about Americans taking advantage of the Indians. Although it is set in Russia, it is about the greed that many people had at the time and the outcome of that greed. The opening scene represents ... Read More

A Literary Analysis of War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (1133 words, 2 pages)

Then novel War and Peace was written by a famous Russian author Leo Tolstoy in 1865. The novel describes the war with Napoleon in which many countries were involved such as Russia, Austrian, Prussia, Spain, Sweden, and Britain. The novel mainly focuses on Russia. It reflects the different views and ... Read More

The Russian Royals in War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy (491 words, 1 pages)

The book War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy is a story about the lives of the Russian royal family from 1805 to 1815. This book describes things and events that happened during the war.The story begins at a cocktail party being held at the home of Anna Pavolvna in St. ... Read More

An Analysis of the Poem The Bronze Horseman by Alexandr Pushkin (553 words, 1 pages)

Alexandr Pushkins poem The Bronze Horseman is a seemingly glorious narrative of the solidity of the great city of Petrograd. The work extols Peter the Great and his awesome achievement of constructing a shining new city whose beauty is contrasted with the paleness of its predecessor, Moscow. At first, the ... Read More

An Analysis of the Novel Crime and Punishment (629 words, 1 pages)

Crime and PunishmentA very brief background of Crime and Punishment is in order before I begin my discourse. The novel was written in the late 1860's. The main characters are lower middle class, on the brink of poverty, and most show the Russian affection for drink. A young, schooled Russian ... Read More

An Analysis of the Story The Death of Ivan Ilych (598 words, 1 pages)

The Death of Ivan Ilych The Death of Ivan Ilych tells the story of a man on his deathbed realizing that the majority of the things hes done throughout his life was for social acceptance. Concerned only with the thoughts of other people, his own ideas and thoughts were dismissed ... Read More

A Chapter Analysis of The UM (2833 words, 5 pages)

PART 2CHAPTERS 1-2Summary The UM starts out talking about the office he worked in when he was twenty-four apparently he hated everyone there and likewise, they hated him. The narrative then derails while the UM describes the Russian national character, which he believes eliminates fools and elevates Romantics who appreciate ... Read More

The Effects of Prison Life on the Philosophies of Fyodor Dostoevsky (1080 words, 2 pages)

Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevskys life was dark and dramatic as his novels were. His fathers drunken brutality led to his murder by his own serfs. At the age of 28 he was imprisoned for alleged subversion against Tsar Nicholas. He was in prison for ten years. While in prison he made ... Read More

Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s Expression of His Masterpiece in “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich” (1279 words, 2 pages)

Who could possibly be able to imagine the utter hopelessness and misery that a soviet prisoner experienced during Stalinism. Thousands of innocent men were taken from their families, homes, and lives, stripped of their dignity and banished to the harsh labor camps where they were to spend the rest of ... Read More

Russian Literature Essay Examples