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Originally Posted by beppe
Yes it is around a love story, two actually. Among the higher layers of the Russian high society. But it is also about the soul of men, their passions, their weaknesses and strengths. Vanity and nobility of spirit. How they become stone hard and how they become tender and giving and how they manage through their life. And, if you read it, you will be forced to take side.
One should read this as a teenager, and later, once in a while, go back to a page, to an episode, maybe, let himself be sucked into a whole chapter or two.
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I plan to start reading tonight. Is it true that this one book will make me understand Russian literature and culture? I heard that once long ago, and always had it in the back of my mind to read.