Sergyeevitch Merezhkovsky (1865) who, as a poet, is generally bombastic.
His novels are better.

There are many other good, though not great, contemporary writers in
Russia, including several women. But they hardly come within the scope
of this work (which does not aim at being encyclopedic), as neither
their work nor their fame is likely to make its way to foreign readers
who are unacquainted with the Russian language. For those who do read
Russian there are several good handbooks of contemporary literature
which will furnish all necessary information.

QUESTIONS FOR REVIEW

1. How was Russia influenced by the romantic movement in
western Europe?

2. Describe the character of the romances of the first period
of the fifties.

3. What important historical works appeared at this time?

4. What popular novels were written by Danilevsky?

5. What were the chief works of Melnikoff, and why are they not
likely to be translated into English?

6. Describe the career and influence of Lyeskoff.

7. Why was the fame of Markovitch's work short-lived?

8. What difficulties did Uspensky encounter in his early
attempts at writing?

9. Describe the effect produced by his "Hard Labor" and "An
Eccentric Master."

10. What views of society did Zlatovratsky express in his
writings?

11. Why did Ryeshetnikoff's "The Inhabitants of Podlipovo"
become widely popular?

12. Give an account of the experiences of Saltykoff.

13. How did he make use of the material gathered during his
exile?

14. How did his writings contribute some new words to the
Russian language?

15. What qualities does he show in "The Story of How One
Peasant Maintained Two Generals"?

16. Give the chief events in the life of Tolstoy.

17. What characteristics of style did he show in his earliest
writings?

18. How is he "subjective" in delineating his characters?

19. Why was his genius not at first appreciated?

20. What was his theory of life?

21. What change came into his life in the seventies?

22. How did this affect his writings?

23. How did his experience with famine sufferers affect his
views?

24. What were Garshin's views of people in general?

25. How do his books bear out his theories?

26. What facts in Korolenko's life have influen