Project Gutenberg 2017-02-17 Public domain in the USA. 106 Gorky, Maksim 1868 1936 Peshkov, Alexey Maximiovich Горький, Максим Gorky, Maxim Gorky, Maxime Gorki, Maximo Gorki, Maxime Silvanto, Reino 1883 1943 Silva, Reino Varjenka Translation of: Варенька Олесова. Produced by Tapio Riikonen "Varjenka" by Maksim Gorky is a novel written in the early 20th century. The story begins with Ippolit Sergejevitsh Palkanov receiving an urgent telegram from his sister Jelisaveta, informing him of her husband's death and requesting his assistance on their estate. As Ippolit journeys back to the countryside, he is filled with a mix of trepidation and obligation, reflecting on his sister's troubled marriage and the emotional complexities of family ties. The opening of the novel introduces us to Ippolit as he arrives at his sister's home, where he finds her surprisingly composed despite her recent loss. Their interaction reveals the strain of their long-distance relationship and sets the stage for deeper discussions about life, personal despair, and societal roles. In this early encounter, Varjenka, a lively and attractive girl, makes her entrance, bringing a fresh dynamic to the narrative. As their conversations unfold during idyllic summer days, themes of love, duty, and personal freedom begin to emerge against the backdrop of the Russian countryside. This sets up a story that promises to explore not only personal relationships but also broader social issues, making the lives of the characters deeply resonant with the reader. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.2 (College-level). Difficult to read. fi Russian fiction -- Translations into Finnish PG Text Category: Novels Category: Russian Literature 267573 2025-08-21T13:29:41.248016 text/html 267384 267324 2024-09-22T12:10:33.368398 2023-09-23T10:19:16.016917 text/html text/html 165933 2025-08-21T13:29:47.455016 application/epub+zip 168723 2025-08-21T13:29:43.860040 application/epub+zip 166220 2025-08-21T13:29:42.758008 application/epub+zip 292443 2025-08-21T13:29:50.166031 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276845 2025-08-21T13:29:46.794032 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252824 2022-09-24T17:04:09.042083 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236834 2025-08-21T13:29:40.843058 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 217190 2024-10-23T01:45:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17722 2025-08-21T13:29:50.298986 application/rdf+xml 11328 2025-08-21T13:29:43.271036 image/jpeg 3025 2025-08-21T13:29:43.004027 image/jpeg 165295 2025-08-21T13:29:41.269055 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fi.wikipedia en.wikipedia