Russian Literary History

I well remember the teaching portion of my first job interview for a tenure-track position. They asked me a simple question – how would I design a course on Russian

On this day in History, Russian czar abdicates on Mar 15, 1917. Learn more about what happened today on History.

The Decembrist Revolt occurred on December 26, 1825 to protest the ascension of Nicholas I to the throne following his man Alexander I’s death.

Early history. Old Russian literature consists of several masterpieces written in the Old Russian language (i.e. the language of Rus’, not to be confused with the

On this day in History, Near launching of Russian nukes on Jan 25, 1995. Learn more about what happened today on History.

Russian (ру́сский язы́к, russkiy yazik) is an East Slavic language and an official language in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and many or

Detective and crime-related stories are one of the most popular genres of fiction. In literary form, detective novels are so numerous that publishing companies devote

Russia’s rich and beautiful history through its rulers from Rurik to Putin

This webpage contains an alphabetical glossary of literary terms and their definitions. It

Here at No Sweat Shakespeare we have no doubt that William Shakespeare is by far the best writer in English literary history. And that’s no mean feat given the