Born in 1809: Russian writer of Ukrainian origin (1809-52)

Portrait by (1812-74), ca. 1840s

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Born in 1809: Russian writer of Ukrainian origin (1809-52)

Portrait by (1812-74), 1840

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Born in 1890: Russian writer (1890-1960)

Portrait drawing by his father (1862-1945), 1919

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from my coursework.
Theme of my work was "The Karamazov Brothers" by Fyodor Dostoevsky and this is Alyosha, actually one of the brothers.

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As it stands, especially in this Uncle’s Dream is a highly entertaining piece. Furthermore, it stands at a crossroads in creative development.' East-West Review
https://t.co/qfvF9sR7VR

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Gogol burning the manuscript of the second part of "Dead Souls" (1909) by Ilya Repin (Russia, 1844-1930). Tretyakov Gallery. Despite supposedly completing the trilogy's second part, Gogol destroyed it shortly before his death.

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One of Turgenev’s all-time favourites was ‘First Love’, of which he said: “Of all my female types, I’m most pleased with Zinaida from ‘First Love’ (included in our unique collection of
https://t.co/nxHXLb7leM

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