Russian Culture

We cannot speak about Russian culture without mentioning Russian Literature. Many people all over the world have heard about Russian poet Alexander Pushkin, Lev Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky and many others.

Before 19–th century Russia produced very little literature, but after that period Russian literature prospered. The 19-th century was a golden period not only for literature, but also for art, music and architecture. By the end of the 19-th century the Golden Age of Russian literature ended.

The XX-th century was marked by the beginning of the Silver Period in Russian literature. Famous Russian poets Alexander Block, Anna Akhmatova and Anton Chekhov wrote their masterpieces during that period. However, after the Revolution in 1917 works of many Russian writers, who were not supported by the government, went underground. The works of these writers were published only after their death.

Nowadays Russian literature is extending more and more. Freedom In literature gave an opportunity for everyone to write about anything. Some of Russian writers have already received Nobel Prizes for their works.

In fact, you can visit houses of many famous Russian writers when you go on one of Russian river cruises. You can also fly to Moscow and get on a Russian train to their hometowns. Either way it will be one of the best Russia vacations that you can imagine.

Russian literature is very rich, so you can chose whatever you like and admire the works of the best Russian writers belonging to different epochs. Most notable are the works by famous poets Pushkin, Lermontov and others. The famous works by Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky and Chekhov have been translated in many languages. Most of the famous works of Russian writers were staged in the theatres. Many popular films both abroad and in Russia were produced based on works of Russian writers.