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Featured Article: Essential Russian Authors to Know in Audio
Don’t be daunted by the towering reputations of Russia’s literary giants. Listening is the perfect way to appreciate the masters. Russia is a sprawling country with a rich and complex history, which is reflected in its literature. Whether you’re keen on brushing up on classic Russian literature or you want to find a new author to explore, we’ve rounded up 13 of the best Russian authors, classic and contemporary, whose work you should know.
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Fifty-Two Stories
- 1883-1898
- By: Anton Chekhov, Richard Pevear - translator, Larissa Volokhonsky - translator
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 20 hrs and 13 mins
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From the celebrated, award-winning translators of Anna Karenina and War and Peace: a lavish, masterfully rendered volume of stories by one of the most influential short fiction writers of all time....
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Annoying narrator
- By Mida on 07-01-20
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Fifty-Two Stories
- 1883-1898
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 20 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 04-14-20
- Language: English
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50 Great Russian Short Stories
- Illustrated: Notes from the Underground, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, The Lady with the Dog, First Love, The Mantle, The Queen ... The Embroidered Towel and Others Stories
- By: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, and others
- Narrated by: P. Coates, M. Goodrick, M. Bowen, and others
- Length: 38 hrs and 8 mins
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The collection includes the best works of famous Russian writers Fyodor Dostoevesky, Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, Ivan Turgenev, and more....
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Beware of Missing Story
- By Samuel Carroll on 01-12-22
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50 Great Russian Short Stories
- Illustrated: Notes from the Underground, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, The Lady with the Dog, First Love, The Mantle, The Queen ... The Embroidered Towel and Others Stories
- Narrated by: P. Coates, M. Goodrick, M. Bowen, S. Plummer, J. Kriz, T. O'Hare, B. Hillman, M. Hogan
- Length: 38 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 08-11-21
- Language: English
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Uncle Vanya
- By: Anton Chekhov, David Mamet, Vlada Chernornirdik
- Narrated by: Josh Radnor, Stacy Keach, Martin Jarvis, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
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In this classic of Chekhov’s canon, an overbearing professor pays a visit to his country estate, where Sonya and Vanya, his daughter and former brother-in-law, have slaved to maintain his wealth....
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Poor American soap
- By tyrone on 10-22-17
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Uncle Vanya
- Narrated by: Josh Radnor, Stacy Keach, Martin Jarvis, J. D. Cullum, Jennifer Bassey, Holley Fain, Devon Sorvari
- Length: 2 hrs and 8 mins
- Release date: 02-20-14
- Language: English
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The Chekhov Collection of Short Stories
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
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In this exclusive collection, Audible presents six of his most-celebrated short stories, chosen and performed by Richard Armitage....
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Great short collection
- By Tad Davis on 09-07-20
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The Chekhov Collection of Short Stories
- Narrated by: Richard Armitage
- Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins
- Release date: 06-11-20
- Language: English
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The Seagull
- By: Anton Chekhov, Christopher Hampton - translator
- Narrated by: Calista Flockhart, T. R. Knight, Stephen Collins, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
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Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull is considered one of his most haunting and atmospheric character studies. A would-be playwright is at war with his egoistic mother while the town has become intoxicated by a sensational author....
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Excellent, but the audience is distracting
- By D. R. Greenfield on 10-08-21
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The Seagull
- Narrated by: Calista Flockhart, T. R. Knight, Stephen Collins, Gordon Clapp, Logan Fahey, Dakin Matthews, Bess Rous
- Length: 1 hr and 49 mins
- Release date: 02-12-14
- Language: English
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The Cherry Orchard
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Marsha Mason, full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
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A work of timeless, bittersweet beauty about the fading fortunes of an aristocratic Russian family....
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Wonderfully Vibrant Production
- By Andre on 11-18-11
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The Cherry Orchard
- Narrated by: Marsha Mason, full cast
- Length: 1 hr and 44 mins
- Release date: 12-22-05
- Language: English
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The Complete Stories of Anton Chekhov, Vol. 2
- 1886
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
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A Russian author, playwright, and physician, Anton Chekhov is widely considered one of the best short-story writers of all time....
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Translators make a big difference
- By D. Chamberlain on 03-29-16
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The Complete Stories of Anton Chekhov, Vol. 2
- 1886
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
- Release date: 01-11-12
- Language: English
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Three Sisters
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Westfeldt, Sarah Zimmerman, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
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Chekhov’s masterpiece in a full-cast performance starring Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Westfeldt, Sarah Zimmerman and Jon Hamm....
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A little too confusing without staging
- By Calliope on 05-13-15
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Three Sisters
- Narrated by: Tessa Thompson, Jennifer Westfeldt, Sarah Zimmerman, Jon Hamm, Josh Clark, Josh Cooke, Dan Donohue
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 08-18-11
- Language: English
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Вишневый сад [The Cherry Orchard]
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Vyacheslav Manylov
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
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Помещица Любовь Андреевна Раневская, вернувшись из Франции, сталкивается с тем, что ее любимое имение вскоре будет продано....
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Вишневый сад [The Cherry Orchard]
- Narrated by: Vyacheslav Manylov
- Length: 2 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 07-29-20
- Language: Russian
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Five Plays by Anton Chekhov
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Klett, Amanda Friday, Jeff Moon, and others
- Length: 9 hrs
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A collection of four of Chekhov's most popular dramas together with his unusual one-act comedy, The Boor, presented by members of The Online Stage....
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Five Plays by Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Elizabeth Klett, Amanda Friday, Jeff Moon, David Prickett, Ron Altman, Leanne Yau, full cast, Andy Harrington
- Length: 9 hrs
- Release date: 01-26-18
- Language: English
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The Complete Stories of Anton Chekhov, Vol. 1
- 1882–1885
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
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A Russian author, playwright, and physician, Anton Chekhov is widely considered one of the best short-story writers of all time....
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Masterworks, brilliantly performed, horribly indexed by Audible
- By William Crosby on 04-14-19
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The Complete Stories of Anton Chekhov, Vol. 1
- 1882–1885
- Narrated by: Anthony Heald
- Length: 7 hrs and 42 mins
- Release date: 11-09-11
- Language: English
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Seven Classic Plays
- By: William Shakespeare, Henrik Ibsen, Anton Chekhov, and others
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
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Now, for the first time in audio, Blackstone presents seven great plays in one volume....
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Badly Done Plays
- By Guy in Central FL on 05-06-06
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Seven Classic Plays
- Narrated by: full cast
- Length: 11 hrs and 40 mins
- Release date: 05-13-04
- Language: English
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25+ the World's Greatest Short Stories, Vol 1
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Gold Bug, Daisy Miller, The Yellow Wallpaper, The Call of Cthulhu and Others
- By: Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, and others
- Narrated by: zz
- Length: 29 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Here is a collection that is entirely modern. The authors represented were among the leading authors of the day; the stories are principally stories of present-day life; the themes are themes of present-day thought....
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25+ the World's Greatest Short Stories, Vol 1
- The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Gold Bug, Daisy Miller, The Yellow Wallpaper, The Call of Cthulhu and Others
- Narrated by: zz
- Length: 29 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 01-28-22
- Language: English
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The Cherry Orchard: (Classic Radio Theatre - Dramatised)
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Sinéad Cusack, Anna Massey, Patricia Routledge, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
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Sinéad Cusack, Anna Massey, Patricia Routledge, Andrew Sachs and Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies star in....
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Stellar production of Chekhov's masterpiece
- By mary on 04-16-12
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The Cherry Orchard: (Classic Radio Theatre - Dramatised)
- Narrated by: Sinéad Cusack, Anna Massey, Patricia Routledge, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Andrew Sachs
- Length: 1 hr and 48 mins
- Release date: 03-04-11
- Language: English
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The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
- Penguin Classics
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
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The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories 1896-1904 is an enchanting collection of tales which showcase Anton Chekhov at the height of his power as a writer....
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The Lady with the Little Dog and Other Stories, 1896-1904
- Penguin Classics
- Narrated by: Charles Armstrong
- Length: 12 hrs and 13 mins
- Release date: 08-05-21
- Language: English
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The Great Russian Short Story Collection
- 25 Classic Tales by the Great Russian Authors
- By: Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, Fedor Sologub, and others
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
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The ultimate collection of great short stories by the best Russian classic authors....
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Narrator is detestable.
- By La'toya Myles on 09-02-18
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The Great Russian Short Story Collection
- 25 Classic Tales by the Great Russian Authors
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 05-18-15
- Language: English
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In the Ravine and Other Stories
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
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Here are 11 short stories and one novella by Anton Chekhov, one of the finest masters of what is acknowledged as a difficult genre....
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Fine Stories about Mother Russia & the Human Heart
- By Jefferson on 08-22-15
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In the Ravine and Other Stories
- Narrated by: Kenneth Branagh
- Length: 3 hrs and 35 mins
- Release date: 11-20-09
- Language: English
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Uncle Vanya
- By: Anton Chekhov
- Narrated by: Ron Altman, Elizabeth Klett, Elizabeth Chambers, and others
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
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Uncle Vanya is Anton Chekhov's 1902 tragicomedy focusing on the romantic entanglements of the residents of a declining country estate....
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Uncle Vanya
- Narrated by: Ron Altman, Elizabeth Klett, Elizabeth Chambers, Linda Barrans, David Prickett, Jeff Moon
- Length: 1 hr and 58 mins
- Release date: 05-12-17
- Language: English
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The Best Russian Short Stories
- By: Count Leo Tolstoy, Anton Chekhov, Alexander Pushkin, and others
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
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A brilliant collection of short stories by some of Russia's best writers....
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Deep Russian stories
- By Carlos on 10-28-17
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The Best Russian Short Stories
- Narrated by: Cathy Dobson
- Length: 7 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 06-16-14
- Language: English
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10 Great Russian Short Stories
- By: Anton Chekhov, Ivan Turgenev, Nikolai Gogol, and others
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, Michael Goodrick, Sharon Plummer, and others
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
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The great Russian short stories that will make a vivid impression on a person....
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Quite morbid
- By APN on 04-15-21
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10 Great Russian Short Stories
- Narrated by: Peter Coates, Michael Goodrick, Sharon Plummer, Richard Williams, Mike Hogan, Belinda Hillman
- Length: 13 hrs and 46 mins
- Release date: 02-08-21
- Language: English
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