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After his university studies and a short stint in the army and the civil service, thirty-something Boris Pavlovich Raisky enjoys the life of an artist, frequenting St Petersburg's elegant circles, dabbing at his paintings, playing a little music and entertaining thoughts of writing... Read Full Overview

The Precipice is the third novel by Ivan Goncharov, first published in January-May 1869 issues of Vestnik Evropy magazine. The novel, conceived in 1849, took twenty years to be completed. The author considered it to be his most definitive work, where he was able to realize fully... Read Full Overview

This gripping work of Russian literature tells the story of a young man who struggles to find his place in a rapidly changing world. With its vivid characters, insightful commentary on society and politics, and beautiful prose, The Precipice is a true masterpiece of the literary... Read Full Overview

A brilliant example of psychological prose, drawing general and in particular on the basis of creating a deeply personal story a true picture of the ideas and manners of intellectual nobility Russia around the time the middle of the XIX century. This is a novel about the strong... Read Full Overview

Ivan Alexandrovich Goncharov was one of the leading members of the great circle of Russian writers who, in the middle of the nineteenth century, gathered around the SOVREMMENIK (Contemporary) under Nekrasov's editorship -- a circle including Turgenev, Dostoyevsky,... Read Full Overview

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Reproduction of the original: The Precipice by Ivan Goncharov

Reproduction of the original: The Precipice by Ivan Goncharov

The Precipice is a novel written by Ivan Goncharov, a Russian writer, and published in 1869. The story follows the life of a young man named Alexei Ivanovich Velchaninov, who is wealthy and well-educated but also deeply dissatisfied with his life. He is a womanizer, a gambler,... Read Full Overview

The Precipice is a novel written by Ivan Goncharov, originally published in Russian in 1869. The novel follows the life of a young man named Alexei Ivanovich, who is struggling to find his place in society and overcome the challenges of his upbringing. Alexei is a complex character,... Read Full Overview

This novel explores the internal and external conflicts of a young woman, Vera, as she grapples with the challenges of love, societal expectations, and personal freedom in 19th-century Russia. Torn between tradition and her desire for independence, Vera's journey highlights... Read Full Overview