When I was in my late teens, early 20s, Dostoevsky was my favorite. I loved the angst and the tradition and the sheer strength of character in his stories. Now, I reread Dostoevsky but I’m less entranced. Now Turgenev fascinates me. His understated style, his kindly storyteller way of talking to the reader. But also the hope he brings in. I’ve read little Turgenev in comparison to Dostoyevsky, but I’m excited to read more.
Maybe someday I’ll get to Pushkin and Gogol.