Works originally published in Sovremennik

1836 novel by Aleksandr Pushkin

Oblomov (, ) is the second novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, first published in 1859. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is the central character of the novel, portrayed as the ultimate incarnation of the superfluous man, a symbolic character in 19th-century Russian literature. Oblomov is a young, generous nobleman who seems incapable of making important decisions or undertaking any significant actions. Throughout the novel, he rarely leaves his room or bed. In the first 50 pages, he only manages to move from his bed to a chair.

narrative poem by Alexander Pushkin in 1833

collection of short stories by Ivan Turgenev

novel by Ivan Turgenev

Rudin (, ) is the first novel by Russian realist writer Ivan Turgenev. Turgenev started to work on it in 1855, and it was first published in the literary magazine "Sovremennik" in 1856; several changes were made by Turgenev in subsequent editions.

first published novel by Leo Tolstoy

unfinished historical novel by Aleksandr Pushkin, based on the life of his maternal great-grandfather, Abram Petrovich Gannibal, a black African brought to Russia during the reign of Peter the Great

novel by Leo Tolstoy

short story by Leo Tolstoy

1847 novel by Ivan Goncharov

unfinished poem by Nikolay Nekrasov

poem by Russian poet Mikhail Lermontov