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Introduction to Major Works and Authors of Russian Literature  
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A brief introduction to major works and authors of Russian literature.

	VLADIMIR NABOKOV - Mostly known in America for his novel "Lolita." Earlier novels written in Russian, including Despair, Mary, and Invitation to a Beheading.
	NIKOLAI GOGOL - Collections of short stories and novellas, most notably "The Nose." A major influence on Nabokov's work.
	LEO TOLSTOY - Perhaps the first to come to mind. Penned the classics War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
	IVAN TURGENEV - Most famous novel being Fathers and Sons, also acclaimed short story/novella work, notably A Lear of the Steppes and First Love.
	FYODOR DOSTOEVSKY - Required in most high schools for Crime and Punishment, sometimes his Notes from Underground is assigned as well.

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