Essays and Research Papers on Russian Literature

A 3 page analysis of Anton Chekhov’s short story “The Lady with the Dog.” No additional sources cited.

10 pages in length. In the story Ammalat-bek, the central character of the same name spends the entire literary journey struggle with a combination of internal and external forces that serve to reflect the manner by which he develops throughout the story. The synergistic coupling of morality and psychological issues plague his conscience ...

An 8 page paper which examines the development of character in “Ammalat Bek” by Marlinkski. No additional sources cited.

A 3 page paper which compares and contrasts Franz Kafka’s “The Metamorphosis” and Leo Tolstoy’s “The Death of Ivan Ilych.” No additional sources cited.

An 11 page paper which compares the autobiographical elements of these novels represented by the protagonists and considers how society’s ills contributed to a youthful loss of innocence in nineteenth-century French and Russian societies. No additional sources are used.

This paper compares the characters of Emma Bovary from "Madame Bovary" and Dmitri Gurov from "The Lady with the Dog," and argues that it is the characters' own attributes that impact the way in which they move within their society. Bibliography lists two sources.

A 3 page essay that summarizes, contrasts and compares 3 short stories. Anton Chekhov’s “The Huntsman,” Vladimir Nabokov’s “Sights and Symbols” and Helena Viramontes’ “The Moths” are three short stories that are expertly crafted to show how characters deal with adversity. While vastly different, in each story the author uses characterization and point of view ...

A 6 page paper which examines the elements of the realistic novel as seen in Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice and Ivan Turgenev’s Fathers and Sons. No additional sources cited.

A 5 page paper which examines the case of Daniel Schreber and the narrator in Dostoyevsky’s “Notes from the Underground.” The paper incorporates the notes of Freud concerning the Schreber case as well. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the concept of good and evil as portrayed in "The Grand Inquisitor" by Dostoyevsky. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page report on the novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. No additional sources cited.

A 10 page research paper/essay that examines Vladimir Nabokov's use of language, in Lolita and also in one of his first novels King, Queen, Knave. The writer argues that these novels demonstrate Nabokov's skills at utilizing symbolism and metaphor as tools that aid him in achieving his artistic and thematic goals. Bibliography lists 8 sources. ...

A 9 page paper which examines the message in Leo Tolstoy’s short story Alyosha the Pot. The paper also examines, compares, Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich. No additional sources cited.

This 9 page paper examines this work from early twentieth century Russia written by Chekhov. Themes of loss and nostalgia are evaluated. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses Leo Tolstoy's short story "After the Ball," with regard to the conflict it presents in reference to the resistance to violence exhibited by the main character, Ivan. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This paper looks at the transformation of Gregor in terms of his relationship to family, the workplace and life in general and considers whether he could be regarded as a savior. The paper has one source.

This 6 page paper discusses the novel Bread Givers and how the differences between America and life in the shtetl helps to explain the conflict between Sara and her father. Bibliography lists 3 sources

This 3 page paper discusses the way in which Dostoevsky uses the cross to symbolize both love and an unbearable emotional burden in Crime and Punishment. Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 3 page essay that briefly discusses the theme of suffering in this novel. Suffering is an omnipresent theme in Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment, as, with only a few prominent exceptions, everyone in the novel is desperately poor. However, from the first page of the novel, Dostoyevsky makes it clear that primary cause of ...

A 4 page paper which examines the expression of immortality in Dostoevsky’s The Grand Inquisitor and Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilych. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

In three pages this paper compares and contrasts Whitman’s autobiographical poem with Tolstoy’s novella. There are no additional sources listed in the bibliography.

This 4 page paper provides an overview of Checkov's Three Sisters. This paper relates some of the major elements of this story. No references cited.

A 5 page paper which examines how society shapes individuals’ behavior as seen in Anton Chekhov’s short story The Lady with the Dog. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page analysis of The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy. No additional sources cited.

This 3 page paper discusses the meaning of the kiss in “The Grand Inquisitor,” a “digression” within the novel “The Brothers Karamazov” by Dostoyevsky. Bibliography lists 1 source.