Russian Gothic

A. P. Chekhov, V. F. Odoyevsky, E. A. Baratynsky, M. N. Zagoskin, O. I. Senkovsky, A. A. Bestuzhev-Marlinsky, V.P. Titov

A collection of mystical stories by Russian classics — about ghosts, madness, and the supernatural.

Russian Gothic emerged in the mid-1820s — at a time when there was a sense of anxiety in the Russian Empire regarding radical changes in society. It was based on the European romantic tradition and distinctive images of Russian culture.

Stories filled with mysticism, unclean forces, and inner turmoil bring the reader to a poignant horror: robbers breaking into homes, cursed rings, resurrected vengeful husbands, and the fruits of madness...