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Instead of memorizing vocabulary words, work your way through an actual well-written novel. Even novices can follow along as each individual English paragraph is paired with the corresponding Russian paragraph. It won't be an easy project, but you'll learn a lot.

The Pit is a novel by Alexander Kuprin published in installments between 1909 and 1915, in Zemlya almanacs (1909 - Vol.3, 1914 - Vol.15, 1915 - Vol.16). The book, centering on a brothel, owned by a woman named Anna Markovna, caused much controversy in its time. Alexander Kuprin... Read Full Overview

A searing indictment of the darkest side of decadent Russian culture in the twilight of the Tsars, by the last of the great pre-Soviet realist writers. Ahead of its time in the frank depiction of prostitution and exploitation of women, this gritty and dramatic novel ranks with... Read Full Overview

Povest' "YAma" A.I.Kuprin nachal pisat' v 1909 godu i zavershil rabotu cherez shest' let. Kniga o zhizni prostitutok vyzvala skoree osuzhdenie, chem sochuvstvie ili ponimanie. Avtora obvinyali v beznravstvennosti i chrezmernom naturalizme., Odin iz geroev "YAmy" govorit: ..".Nashi... Read Full Overview

Aleksandr Ivanovich Kuprin was a Russian writer, pilot, explorer and adventurer who is perhaps best known for his story The Duel. Other well-known works include Moloch, Olesya, "Junior Captain Rybnikov", "Emerald", and The Garnet Bracelet.

The Pit (Yama, Яма) is a novel by Alexander Kuprin published in installments between 1909 and 1915, in Zemlya almanacs (1909 - Vol.3, 1914 - Vol.15, 1915 - Vol.16). The book, centering on middle class brothel, owned by a shrewd woman named Anna Markovna, caused... Read Full Overview

A novel about prostitution in Moscow. From the introduction: It must not be thought, despite its locale, that Kuprin's "Yama" is a picture of Russian prostitution solely; it is intrinsically universal. All that is necessary is to change the kopecks into cents, pennies, sous or... Read Full Overview