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Leo Tolstoy • Anna Karenina (Penguin Classics)

близость губерний малороссийских, где, как известно, свободная продажа вина.
Николай Васильевич Гоголь • Мертвые души (Том первый) (Russian Edition)
The people soon learned that Ivan was a fool. His wife one day said to him, "The people say you are a fool, Ivan." "Well, let them think so if they wish," he replied.
Leo Tolstoy • The Greatest Short Stories of Leo Tolstoy
When they reach the clinic, the guard sees the state Ousep is in and will not let them in. Ousep throws his press card at him and says, ‘Do you know who I am?’ The guard screams to another guard inside, ‘A man here has forgotten who he is. Is the psychiatrist on duty?’ And the guards laugh. Ousep threatens to call the chief minister. The guard says
... See moreManu Joseph • The Illicit Happiness Of Other People

bought chocolate for my hosts, this would be a massive mistake. Upon eating it, Svetlana, elegant and graceful, Kalynia, a slightly wilder touch, developed food poison. At 3a.m. a doctor was called, they receive injections for their stomach pains. I had slept through the drama, shamefully offering an apology the following morning. What would they r
... See moreSean Breen • 1-Way Ticket
It was probably Chekhov who said that the novelist is not someone who answers questions but someone who asks them. It was a memorable phrase, but Chekhov applied this attitude not only to his works but to his life as well.