Discovering Russian Literature discussion

I just found this great place and thought of sharing with you. This group needs some fun!

Take the quizzes and tell us your result.

1. Know your Russian literature: http://www.funtrivia.com/trivia-quiz/...

2. Introduction to Russian Literature: http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/qui...

3. Guess that Author: http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/qui...

(I don't know where to add it so I'm posting it here)

Enjoy!

Here is my result:

1. got all correct! 96 scores
2. got 5 correct. ( I had no idea about refusing the Nobel Prize)
3. got 9 correct

Great! LOL! XD Here's my scores.

1. I scored 10 / 10. YES!!!
2. score - 8 / 10 (I got 8 and 10 wrong)
3. score 10/15 (I got 3, 8, 10, 12 and 15 wrong)

OMG I'm afraid to try.

1. 10/10, 972/1000
2. 8/10 (Certainly harder than the first quiz!)
3. 10/15 (Yikes!)

1. 891
2. 7/10
3. 10/15
I thought I knew these but I suck :(

I got 9/10 on the first one (missed question #5, but it made me curious about investigating Voynovich further); the other two, not so great, but I forgot to keep track of how many I missed. I should probably read more of 20th-century Russian poets!

1. 10/10
2. 6/10
I don't think I know anything in 3rd one :)

1. 10/10
2. 8/10 (whoops)
3. 15/15

10/10
10/10
15/15

9/10
9/10
11/15

10/10, 9/10, 11/15

10/10, 4/10, 7/15. Considering how little I know about poetry, I'm good with this.

1. 729 / 1000 (8/10 - I don't know much about modern and contemporary Russian writers...)
2. 6/10
3. 9 / 15

1. 8/10
2. 8/10
3. 11/15

Here's a new, fun game with Russian Literature spawned by boredom: RULES- Improve a Russian book by changing one letter of the title. Rules: You may play with English translated titles or Russian original titles.

Examples:Plays and short stories by Anton Chekhov proved particularly fertile territory.

The witty folks at Bristol suggested "Uncle Banya," in which Sonya and her uncle solve their existential gloom by visiting a bath house.

@Vcernohosrky proposed "Tree Sisters," a play in which siblings from a small town escape their calustrophobic house and start illegal logging and selling wood to China.

@CathyMcAteer1 changed the Russian title of "The Seagull" - "Chaika" - into "Laika," the name of the first dog who went into space. She writes: The play "Laika" is "Chekhov's most celebrated play. Provincial life and relationships are jolted by the symbolism of an innocent Jack Russell's fall from space.

Writer Olga Zilberbourg (@bowlga) remakes another play: "The Three Misters." A play about three gay men from Novosibirsk, who dream to emigrate to New York...

Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky were popular, too.

@georgebaz (Bazhenov) proposed:"Bar and Peace" by Leo Tolstoy, an epic tale of a disbarred lawyer who finds peace in country living. Its sequel "Война и пир" by the same author tells a tale of a restaurateur drafted to fight in 1812; he ends up cooking a feast (пир) for both armies.

@Rachel_Denber is relevant: "Anna Quarantina." Social distancing puts the kabbosh on Vronsky’s and Anna Arkadyevna’s fling. Old man Karenin gets to shop before 9 a.m. at the best St. Petersburg stores.

@DavidHenningham lightens up Dostoyevsky with "Totes From The Underground" - A comprehensive catalogue of tote bag distributed by the world's metro systems.

@RickAMoss went with "Prime and Punishment" by F. Dostoyevsky, a novel in which an impoverished student discovers Amazon’s range of BDSM products available with free, 2-day shipping.

@InstEconomist suggested "Crimea and Punishment" - failed post Soviet experiment realizes its illegal annexation was a big mistake. Hilarity ensues.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2020/0...

How do fans of Russian lit get through the pandemic? I wrote this quiz up about Chekhov and COVID.

https://medium.com/slackjaw/who-said-...

Thanks

My results from the original 3 quizzes ... Which made a nice break or procrastination from workplace training videos (which I am doing on my own time in case anyone wondered!)

1. 9/10 -- Never heard of The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin or its author. Sounds interesting!

2. 6/10 ( supposedly an "average" score?) I should have guessed the Pushkin question correctly. Also need to read Master & Margarita.

3. 13/15... A few of those were good guesses, especially about the poets.