Russian Historical Fiction Literature

A man wakes up in a hospital bed, with no idea who he is or how he came to be there. The only information the doctor shares with his patient is his name: Innokenty Petrovich Platonov. As memories slowly resurface, Innokenty begins to build a vivid picture of his former life as a young man in Russia in the early 20th century, living through the turbulence of the Russian Revolution and its aftermath. But soon, only one question remains: How can he remember the start of the 20th century, when the pills by his bedside were made in 1999?

1918 год. Поезд Самара-Москва. Вот уже более трех лет Эраст Петрович Фандорин находится в коме. Все эти годы верный Маса заботится о своем господине. Вот и сейчас они возвращаются после очередной реабилитации у китайского целителя Чанга. Пять месяцев его сеансов дали заметный результат.

Evie, a rebellious young American, leaves New York in search of art and adventure in jazz-age Paris, where her grandmother lives. But on arrival, her grandmother’s sudden death leaves Evie compelled to carry out her dying wish: to find a man from her past called Zhenya. The quest leads Evie deep into the heart of the Russian émigré community of Paris. With Jean, a liberal Russian writer by her side, Evie finally seems to have found the passion and excitement she’s yearned for.

In the summer of 1917, few people realized that Russia was on the verge of an unprecedented catastrophe. But a journalist’s instinct had never let Klim Rogov down. The moment he returned to his hometown after many years abroad, he sensed that a storm was coming. His plan was simple: claim his inheritance and return to Buenos Aires, where his successful career and devoted readers awaited him.

Остров Аруба. 1903 год. Эраст Петрович Фандорин занят не совсем привычным для себя делом. А именно - поисками сокровищ с затонувшего корабля. При помощи своей субмарины "Лимон-2" он исследует морские глубины, наслаждаясь тишиной и покоем.

Born into the House of Romanov to the all-powerful Peter the Great and his wife, Catherine, a former serf, beautiful Tsarevna Elizabeth is the envy of the Russian empire. She is insulated by luxury and spoiled by her father, who dreams for her to marry King Louis XV of France and rule in Versailles. But when a woodland creature gives her a Delphic prophecy, her life is turned upside down. Her volatile father suddenly dies, her only brother has been executed and her mother takes the throne of Russia.

Душераздирающе красивый роман, ставший настоящим гимном женской храбрости и силе духа. Книга Кристин Ханны стала главным мировым бестселлером 2015 года, читатели и целый букет печатных изданий назвали ее безоговорочно лучшим романом года. Книга уже издана или вот-вот выйдет в 39 странах

Веками племена враждовали друг с другом. Теперь, при Чингисхане, — человеке, кто живет битвой и кровью — они объединились в одну нацию. Его армия наводит ужас на противника, растет число его всадников, растет его властолюбие, крепнет легенда о нем. На пути надменный город Яньцзин, высоким стенам которого суждено испытать на себе неистовую дерзость Чингисханова войска, его упорство, пред которым вынужден будет преклонить колени сам император.

On Christmas Day, 1991, Mikhail Gorbachev delivered a ten-minute televised speech announcing his resignation as Soviet president. Moments later, with little pomp and less circumstance, the red flag was lowered from its floodlit perch atop the Kremlin, and the Soviet Union ceased to exist. Into the vacuum—before a new democracy had time to put down roots—surged the Russian mafia, supplying what the new state could not: krysha, or “roof”—protection for the privately owned businesses sprouting across the country.

"Петр Первый" - исторический роман Алексея Николаевича Толстого. Действие охватывает период с 1682 по 1704 год. Сюжетная линия следует за реальными историческими событиями рубежа XVII и XVIII веков - от смерти царя Фёдора Алексеевича практически до взятия русскими войсками Нарвы.

Действие романа разворачивается в конце XIX — начале XX века вокруг семьи Громовых. Дед главного героя Данила Громов занимался разбоем. Умирая, он передал деньги своему сыну, открыв их происхождение.

In 1812 Napoleon invaded Russia. Two brothers, diligent Frank and carefree Julian, end up on different sides of the conflict! Napoleon’s army of 500,000 defeat the Russians at Smolensk and Borodino, but wait too long after entering a deserted Moscow for Russia’s capitulation, which never comes. Retreat is the only option and a mere fifth of the army survive. Frank and Julian meet in Moscow under unexpected circumstances; one as the aid-de-camp to Sir Robert Wilson, the other having rescued the child of a Russian nobleman.

In 2002, Deputy Sheriff Roo Yoder is thrust into the hunt for a hundred-year-old treasure and a killer when his high school friend, now a successful financier, is murdered. The only clue in his hands–a fragment of a 1900’s stock share certificate—worth a fortune if the other half can be found. Roo, accused of the murder, goes on the run to New York. In hiding from both the police and the killers, while investigating the crime, he turns to his lover, Katya for help, and suspects she is betraying him with a Russian oligarch.

Древнегреческий эпос был создан, чтобы передаваться из уст в уста — именно этой задумки придерживался Сергей Носов в своем прозаическом переложении «Одиссеи». Это пересказ с ремарками автора, стилизованный под песнопения древних сказителей и адаптированный под восприятие современного слушателя. Именно фигура рассказчика, влияние его индивидуальности на текст отличает эпос от прочей литературы. Благодаря Владимиру Левашеву, ставшему голосом этой книги, каждый ощутит себя частью традиции свободного изложения, даже тысячелетия спустя.

Far from the shores of England, another Elizabeth was born to rule a nation.... The daughter of Peter the Great, Elizabeth is a princess by birth yet a warrior by blood. Never content to be a pawn in the game of men, Elizabeth is destined to sit upon a throne. But when her father’s sudden death leaves her mother and sister at the mercy of the scheming Privy Council, she will have to abandon her beloved Russia in order for her family to survive. This is not a fairy tale. And Elizabeth is not an average princess.

Venice, 1902. A Holmes and Watson adventure featuring amorous women, Ukrainian bruisers, an English policeman whose wit is rather trying, Venetian churches, and the odd Tintoretto or two.

Nikolai Volkov is a combat veteran of the Chechen war with a passion for finding truth and doing the right thing. After the fall of the Soviet Union, Nikolai embarked on a career of a bodyguard and soon became the best in the prestigious Centurion Personal Protection Agency in Moscow. He excels at protecting his clients and preventing crimes. But this time, his case is personal. His brother calls Nikolai with an urgent plea for help, and Nikolai heads to a small town in Crimea. The town is quiet and picturesque, but dark forces are at work behind the scenes.

"Белая гвардия" - роман Михаила Афанасьевича Булгакова, описывающий события Гражданской войны на Украине в конце 1918 года.

On the eve of his execution, in a desperate attempt to save the Romanov Dynasty, Tsar Nicholas II signs in secret his last Ukase, an irrevocable royal edict, bestowing untold riches and power on his legitimate heir, 'the one designated by blood'.

1921 год. Источники близкие к министерству финансов утверждают, что в России действует подпольная организация, занимающаяся хищением государственных ценностей из Гохрана РСФСР. Более того, во главе этой банды стоит человек, который хорошо разбирается в ювелирных украшениях и драгоценных камнях.