FROM PUSHKIN TO SOLZHENITSYN: A JOURNEY THROUGH RUSSIAN LITERATURE

A voyage through Russian literature is a Ivan Bunin enthralling experience, shifting the reader from the gilded cages of Imperial Russia to the harsh realities of Soviet life. Beginning with the refined verse of Alexander Pushkin, we glimpse a world of balls, love affairs, and fierce passions. As we advance, we encounter the works of Dostoevsky, To

The Soviet era cast a long shadow/veil/spectre over Russian literature. Writers found themselves navigating/trembling within/oscillating between the rigid confines of state ideology and the enduring yearnings/desires/aspirations of the human soul. Censorship/Suppression/The iron fist was a constant companion/threat/reality, forcing many to express