 with changing the world but no one things of changing oneself. Hi people, welcome to my channel and I was just reading a quote by Leo Tolstoy and I find this quote so relevant in today's scenario as well and that's what the beauty of literature is all about. Even though, you know, things have been written 500 years back they are still so much relevant in today's context. Okay, so in this video we're going to talk about five major Russian writers that you must read if you're preparing for UGC Nets English Literature. Okay, so let's start. The first important writer is Fyodor Dostovsky. Now, Fyodor Dostovsky has written Crime and Punishment which is a very, very important work from Net Point of View. You must read the summary. What is important in Crime and Punishment is that he must remember that nihilism and Christian symbolism are the major themes. Also, at the same time we find that, you know, there have been references about Napoleon so much in this work. At the same time, if we look at the second important work by Fyodor Dostovsky, we would find that it is Brother Kharamazov. Now, it is the last novel so it is also important just because it was the last work by Fyodor Dostovsky. At the same time, the plot of Brother Kharamazov is that there's this father who is being murdered by two sons. Okay, so two brothers plot together to murder their own father. Other important works by Fyodor Dostovsky is Idiot and Demon. So, you must remember them. Now, let's move on to the second important writer, my favorite, Lyotolstoy. Now, Lyotolstoy, Anna Kirinana is very, very important. Now, when you look at Anna Kirinana, you must remember that, you know, it portrays the hypocrisy of the Russian society, the double standards that they have for man and woman. At the same time, we find that, you know, there's this very, very important work, War and Peace. In the epilogue of War and Peace, you'll find a description about determinism and pre-will. So, you must keep this in mind. This was a question in UGC Net exam that in which of the works by Lyotolstoy is a description about pre-will and determinism. So, that was War and Peace. Other than that, he has written this non-fictional work, Kingdom of God is within us. This work has inspired Mahatma Gandhi. Okay, and that is why somewhere down the line, when you look at Mahatma Gandhi, you'll find that several times he has referred to Lyotolstoy in his works, in his autobiography. Other than that, Lyotolstoy is quite well known for his short stories. Two very prominent short stories are one is family happiness and the other is how much land does a man need. How much land does a man need? It's just a two-page story and I would recommend that even if it is not so important from a net point of view, you must go and read it. It's a beautiful, beautiful short story and at the end, you know, we realize that after we die, actually if we need something, we just need that six-speed tall coffin. That's it. Apart from that, all the things we run behind and this materialistic things that we look for, that is actually having no purpose in our life. The third important writer is Alexander Pushkin. Now, Alexander Pushkin has written these two important works. One is Eugene Onigine. Now, this is basically a work which has Byronic Hero in it, so it becomes important. Also, this work is, this play is written in verse, okay? And the verse is known as Pushkin verse, okay? So, that is important. You must keep that in mind. Also, do go and read a summary of this work. If you are not so much interested in reading summaries from different places, you can subscribe to my online classes. We'll give you detailed notes about all the important points that are relevant for that author or that writer, all the summaries that are important. All important questions that have been asked in previous year related to that writer. So, we make notes keeping all these things in mind and all relevant points from net point of view. So, coming back to Alexander Pushkin, we've already discussed one work that is Eugene Onigine. The second important work is Boris Gordanov. Now, Boris Gordanov is basically, it might be a question in next net exam that, you know, which of the Alexander Pushkin's play is written, is a closed play, okay? So, you must know that it is Boris Gordanov. Now, moving on to the fourth important writer is Anton Chikov. Now, Anton Chikov has famously said this thing that medicine is my lawful wife, but literature is my mistress, okay? He was basically a doctor and then he used to write as, because he was so much passionate about writing. So, he has written this quote and this was a question in Eugene's net exam. So, must keep this thing in mind. There are three very important plays written by Anton Chikov. The first being Cherry Orchard. There have been questions about Cherry Orchard every year since 2014. So, it is a very important play. They've asked about which character dies at the end of the play, so that the name of the character is first. At the same time, he has written these two important work. One is Uncle Vanya and the other is Three Sisters. So, the play Three Sisters, it revolves around these Three Sisters and their life. So, that is also very important. So, at least if you're not able to read the other plays, do read Anton Chikov's Cherry Orchard. Very important to Eugene's net point of view. The fifth important writer is Maxim Gorky. Now, Maxim Gorky is very important for Russian literature because kind of Maxim Gorky was inspired by other writers. So, he was using their references, they are not in his own work. Okay? So, if we look at Maxim Gorky, four major works that you must study is the first being 26 Men and a Girl. So, it is basically about 26 prisoners who are being visited by a girl every week, okay? At the conversation that these people have with the girl. The second important play is Children of the Sun. The third important play that you must, must read is Mother. It is a play which has close link with Bertolt Brecht's mother. Okay? So, Bertolt Brecht has a lot of influence on Maxim Gorky. Also, at the same time, he has written this beautiful, beautiful work which was inspired by Anton Chikov. Okay? Because Anton Chikov died in the same year when he wrote Summer Focus. So, Summer Focus is a play which is inspired by Anton Chikov and is written by Maxim Gorky. So, you must read these works. 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