Torrents of Spring From another highly autobiographical novel, in which a young traveler falls madly in love with a local German girl and imagines what might have happened. Literature
Indiana University Indiana University's Summer Workshop offers four and eight week programs in Russian (1st to 6th year). Also beginning Czech, Polish, Serbian/Croatian, Romanian, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Estonian, Azeri, Kazak, Turkmen, Uzbek I and II. Pending funding: Georgian and 2nd yr. Polish.
Letter to Sofya In this letter to his niece, Dostoyevsky describes the thinking behind Prince Myshkin, the central character in his novel The Idiot. Memoir
First Love Turgenev's most autobiographical novel, which tells the story of a 16-year-old boy's infatuation with an older girl. Literature
RNO What better gift than the gift of music? And surely you want to go with the best? The Russian National Orchestra is Russia's (some say the world's) finest symphony orchestra. You can purchase the RNO's recordings on their site here, read reviews and even sample some of the music. Orders ship from the US, so service is quick. Gifts
The Crocodile Dostoyevsky's hilarious story about a man swallowed by a crocodile, which was also a brilliant satire on political economy and the importation of Western ideas to Russia. Humor
Smoke The novel after Fathers and Sons, in which Turgenev skewered Westernizers and Slavophiles alike. Literature
Middlebury College Middlebury College offers intensive instruction at the undergraduate and graduate levels at the Russian School in Vermont (summers) and at the School in Russia in Moscow, Irkutsk, Voronezh, and Yaroslavl (September to June).
Masha is Lying on the Table A diary entry Dostoyevsky wrote on the death of his first wife, which became an extraordinary and impassioned meditation on death, immortality and human relationships. Memoir
The Private Life of Alexander Pushkin A touching autobiographical story of the author's first year as a teacher, far from the glittering lights of the capital. Humor
Fathers and Sons A short excerpt from the novel that brought Turgenev world renown, with its dissection of the divide between the liberals of the 1840s and the radicals of the 1860s. Literature
Letter Before Exile A letter the author wrote to his brother, immediately before his transport into Siberian exile. Memoir
