Discovering Russian Literature discussion

Nervous People and Other SatiresThe Galosh: And Other StoriesScenes from the Bathhouse: And Other Stories of Communist RussiaSentimental Tales

Check out Zoshchenko, he's my favorite, very much influenced by Gogol but definitely his own thing. He adopts the pose of an incompetent, somewhat dim writer, it looks easy but just try to imitate it. He was brilliant at satirizing Soviet rhetoric; he became so popular that Stalin had to do something; he (Stalin) let him live, but banned him from further publication.

Last month I bought an old copy of Scenes From The Bathhouse. Not started it yet, hoping it is a good read, anticipating it will be going on your recommendation of Zoshchenko.

Thanks for these recommendations, always on the lookk-out for Russian reads I'm not familiar with!

This is great, had never heard of Zoshchenko. Added it to my To Read list. Thanks for the rec!