5 Russian Masters is an amazing compilation of short stories of five great Russian writers. In this collection I loved reading Anton Chekhov's short stories the most. Six of his stories touched on the themes of submissive behavior, dreams of freedom, memories, perceptions, anxiety and future. Leo Tolstoy's three short stories highlighted themes of hard work, kindness, honesty. Tolstoy's short story The Candle stresses that, as you sow so shall you reap. Three of Maxim Gorky's works are about the wisdom of life, between idealism and reality, pain and human misery.
Fyodor Dostoevsky's brings out some lessons in his stories. The first one focuses on truth, second on wealth and marriage, and the third one is on kindness, memories and human life. Ivan Turgenev has two short stories in this compilation. The first one is about human life and limitations and the second one Three Portraits is about stubbornness and how it can lead to disaster.
This wonderful collection covers a range of themes and styles. Many of these stories are timeless and are as relevant today, as they were centuries ago.
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