Russian Literature for Everyone. From The Tale of Igor's Campaign to Lermontov. Classic Reading!

Igor Nikolayevich Sukhikh — literary scholar, Doctor of Philological Sciences, professor at Saint Petersburg State University, writer, critic. Author of numerous studies on the history of Russian literature of the 19th and 20th centuries, including the books "Problems of Chekhov's... Poetics", "Chekhov in Life: Plot Ideas for a Short Novel", "From... to... Studies on Russian Literature", "Sergey Dovlatov: Time, Place, Fate", "Structure and Meaning: Theory of Literature for Everyone", "Books of the 20th Century. The Russian Canon", and others, as well as beloved textbooks on literature for schoolchildren and teachers.
The three-volume "Russian Literature for Everyone" (first edition — 2013) is a guide to domestic classics addressed to the widest reading audience. It provides an overview of the national literary canon — from "The Tale of Igor's Campaign" to authors of the late 20th century. This edition is supplemented with new chapters — "Folklore: from Epic to Chastushka", "Novels of the Time of Troubles: Happiness-Misfortune", "A. D. Kantemir", "A. N. Radishchev", "N. S. Leskov", expanded chapters on Saltykov-Shchedrin and Gorky, as well as a large section "The Language of Russian Writers".
"Russian Literature for Everyone" is one of those rare books that do not become outdated over time. It once again proves that philology is not a dreary science and that a serious discussion about literature can be not only informative but also captivating.