Princo Serebrjanij by graf Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy

"Princo Serebrjanij" by graf Aleksey Konstantinovich Tolstoy is a historical novel written in 1859–1861. Set in sixteenth-century Russia during the reign of Ivan the Terrible, this work follows Prince Nikita Serebryanni as he returns to Moscow and confronts the brutal oprichnina regime. Inspired by Walter Scott and German Romantics, the novel depicts the deadly conflict between the tyrannical Tsar and the aristocratic boyars who oppose his violence. A pioneering Russian historical novel praised for promoting justice and human dignity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author Tolstoy, Aleksey Konstantinovich, graf, 1817-1875
Translator Ŝidlovskaja, Maria
Title Princo Serebrjanij
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Serebrenni
Credits Produced by Andrew Sly, Brenda Lewis, Kirill Shvedov and
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 67.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language Esperanto
LoC Class PG: Language and Literatures: Slavic (including Russian), Languages and Literature
Subject Russia -- History -- Ivan IV, 1533-1584 -- Fiction
Category Text
eBook-No. 55302
Release Date
Last Update Oct 23, 2024
Copyright Public domain in the USA.
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