💕 Romance · Russia
Best Romance Books from Russia
Romance fiction is the most commercially successful literary genre, accounting for more annual book sales than any other category. Russia has produced some of the most internationally recognised works in romance, with titles that have appeared on major prize lists and critical surveys worldwide. This page ranks the best romance from Russia by editorial consensus.
#1
literary-fiction
Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy· 1877
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Editorial Score76/100
#2
literary-fiction
Doctor Zhivago
Boris Pasternak· 1958
★Nobel Prize in Literature
Editorial Score64/100
#3
literary-fiction
Доктор Живаго
Boris Leonidovich Pasternak· 1957
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score50/100
#4
literary-fiction
Bend sinister
Vladimir Nabokov· 1947
Library Journal
Editorial Score40/100
#5
poetry
Eugene Onegin
Alexander Pushkin· 1833
Editorial Score30/100
#6
romance
Daisy Dooley Does Divorce
Anna Pasternak· 2007
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
#7
romance
Novels 1955-1962 (Lolita / Lolita. A Screenplay / Pale Fire / Pnin)
Vladimir Nabokov· 1996
Kirkus Reviews
Editorial Score30/100
