The Greatest Russian Books of All Time on Classics

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This list represents a comprehensive and trusted collection of the greatest books. Developed through a specialized algorithm, it brings together 759 'best of' book lists to form a definitive guide to the world's most acclaimed books. For those interested in how these books are chosen, additional details can be found on the rankings page.

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Rank Book Authors Year Country Language Actions
2535 The Way of a Pilgrim Unknown 1884 Russian Russian
3833 Повесть о жизни Konstantin Paustovsky 1956 Russian Russian
5612 Zuleikha Guzel Yakhina 2015 Russian Russian
6004 The Flood Yevgeny Zamyatin 1929 Russian Russian
6004 The Ratcatcher Marina Tsvetaeva 1926 Russian Russian
7168 Julio Jurenito Ilya Ehrenburg 1921 Russian Russian
7923 Shatuny Yuri Mamleev 1966 Russian Russian
8695 It's Me, Eddie Eduard Limonov 1978 Russian Russian
13360 The Duel And Other Stories Anton Chekhov 1891 Russian Russian
16526 The Red Laugh Leonid Andreyev 1904 Russian English
16895 Family Happiness And Other Stories Leo Tolstoy 1973 Russian Russian
16915 The Grasshopper Anton Chekhov 1892 Russian Russian
17125 Subtly Worded Teffi 2014 Russian Russian
16845 The Heart Of A Dog Mikhail Bulgakov 1925 Russian Russian
16861 The Brothers Karmazov Dostoevsky, Fyodor 1880 Russian Russian