Russian literature has always been valued in the world. The Russian soul is mysterious and incomprehensible. The literature that studies it reflects both Europe and Asia, therefore the best classical Russian works are unusual, amaze with sincerity and vitality. In 2009, the list of the hundred best books of all time was presented by the American magazine Newsweek. The publication rated the epic novel "War and Peace" higher than the Bible and Homer's "Iliad": the work is given the first line here. The list of the best books of all time also includes Anna Karenina, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Demons, Nikolai Gogol's Dead Souls, The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov. In this volume of masterpieces of Russian literature, read: 1. Fyodor Dostoevsky: Notes from the Underground 2. Fyodor Dostoevsky: Crocodile 3. Fyodor Dostoevsky: Man Marey 4. Leo Tolstoy: Childhood 5. Leo Tolstoy: Family Happiness 6. Leo Tolstoy: Confession 7. Nikolai Gogol: Notes of a Madman 8. Nikolai Gogol: The Night Before Christmas 9. Nikolai Gogol: The Missing Letter 10. Anton Chekhov: The Cherry Orchard 11. Anton Chekhov: Lady with a dog 12. Anton Chekhov: Ionych 13. Anton Chekhov: Chestnut 14. Alexander Pushkin: Captain's daughter 15. Alexander Pushkin: The Queen of Spades 16. Alexander Pushkin: Angelo 17. Ivan Turgenev: Asya 18. Maxim Gorky: The Case of Yevseyka 19. Alexander Kuprin: White poodle 20. Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin: Bear in the province 21. Konstantin Paustovsky: Violet ray 22. Mikhail Bulgakov: The Master and Margarita 23. Mikhail Bulgakov: Steel Throat 24. Mikhail Bulgakov: The Missing Eye 25. Nikolai Leskov: Figure
