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ABOUT 'SOVLIT.COM'
SovLit.com
is a non-profit English language educational website committed to the
preservation and study of Soviet literature. The Editor in Chief is Eric Konkol,
BA, Harvard University, Slavic Languages and Literatures.
The SovLit.com website, which contains more than 250 pages, is organized into
the following main sections: Texts, Features, Mini-Summaries, Biographies,
Links, Funnies, Site Search, and Comrade of the Month. The Mini-Summaries
section comprises very short English language descriptions, typically of twenty
to forty words, of more than 1,000 monumental works of Soviet literature.
Detailed summaries are provided of selected works. The Biographies section
contains biographical articles on more than 100 Soviet writers including
Aitmatov, Aleshin, Azhaev, Babel, Bek, Beliayev, Bely, and Bezymensky.
The Funnies section contains cartoons from the Soviet press. The Comrade of the
Month section reviews and links to a quirky selection of websites relevant to Russia and
Russian literature. These include websites on: Soviet Songs, the Moscow Metro,
Tuvan Rock & Roll Throat Singing, The Cyber USSR, Stalin's Russia, Soviet Space
Dogs, The Real Young Guard, Soviet Electric Toy Trains, 1937 Soviet
Television Sets, Military Literature, Comrade
Kosmonaut, Songs from the Soviet Past, and the Museum of Soviet Calculators.