The Greatest Books of All Time Set in Leningrad

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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
610 Requiem Anna Akhmatova 1963 Russian Russian
1454 Pushkin House Andrey Bitov 1978 Russian Russian
2959 A Poem Without A Hero Anna Akhmatova 1960 Russian Russian
3637 Goat Song Konstantin Vaginov 1927 Russian Russian
3638 Notes From The Blockade Lydia Ginzburg 1960 Russian Russian
4581 The Zone Sergei Dovlatov 1982 Russian Russian
9542 Sofia Petrovna Lydia Chukovskaya 1965 Russian Russian
11161 The Forbidden Garden Simon Parkin 2024 Unknown English
13941 The Siege Helen Dunmore 2001 British English
17120 City Of Thieves David Benioff 2008 American English
17120 Engineers Of Victory Paul Kennedy 2013 British English
17120 Red Plenty Francis Spufford 2010 British English