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Dymaxionfuller  ·  3396 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: August 10th: What are you reading this week?

Gogol ' s Dead Souls





user-inactivated  ·  3396 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Now that's some reading. Being a caricature rather than a slice of life, it portrays very well the general ideas of the Russia Gogol lived in. If you're interested in understanding Russia and its past, do give the book a read.