The Russian literature produced great writers, such as: - Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol - "The Inspector-General" - Leo Tolstoy - "War and Peace"; "Anna Karenina" - Fyodor Dostoyevsky - "The Brothers Karamazov"; "The Idiot"; "Crime and Punishment" - Anton Chekhov (he wrote plays) - "The Seagull"; "Uncle Vanya" ...
Of course there are more... but this just dropped into my mind. I loved all of them... great writing!!! Out of this I would highly recommend "War and Peace"; "Anna Karenina" and "Crime and Punishment" ;)