Released in 1961, Russian Poetry and Prose serves as a showcase for the variety of stylistic, regional, and chronological poems stories of 19th and 20th century Russia. Works by Alexander Pushkin, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Leo Tolstoy, and Anton Chekov are included in this album. The recording is designed to assist those who wish to enhance their knowledge of Russian literature or expand their understanding of the Russian language. Although the stories and poems are read in Russian, there are some English notes provided in the liner notes to help with translating idiomatic phrases or words.

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