1. 20th Century Russian literature Bethany and Garett

2. Intro Russian Revolution March 8, 1817 - November 8,1817 Influenced new beginnings in literature Soviet Union http://www.allcountries.org/maps/ussr_maps.html

3. Tolstoy Born Died Well known books Later wrote plays and short stories His style of writing http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Толстой,_Лев_Н иколаевичhttp://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Толстой,_Лев_Н иколаевич

4. Tolstoy Used personal experiences Characters reflected himself Changed his style http://www.biography.com/people/leo-tolstoy- 9508518http://www.biography.com/people/leo-tolstoy- 9508518

5. Solzhenitsyn Birth and death Career title Well known pieces Nobel Prize award Trouble with Soviet Union http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/books /04solzhenitsyn.html?pagewanted=all&_r= 0http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/books /04solzhenitsyn.html?pagewanted=all&_r= 0

6. Pasternak Birth and death dates Career titles Well known pieces Nobel Prize Style http://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jun/08/russia

7. Soviet restrictions Politics and literature Governmental restrictions in literature Exile of many authors Literature groups http://filipspagnoli.wordpress.com/tag/ussr/

8. Krushchev Thaw Mid 1950s - early 1960s Soviet restrictions lifted Many released from Gulag labor camps Nikita Krushchev http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Nik ita_Khrushchevhttp://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Nik ita_Khrushchev

9. Post-thaw Authors exiled once again Many books not published Rejected Soviet ideology Samizdat http://blogs.bu.edu/guidedhistory/mod erneurope/katie-k-2/http://blogs.bu.edu/guidedhistory/mod erneurope/katie-k-2/

10. Works Cited http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_literature#Popul ar_genreshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_literature#Popul ar_genres http://www.allcountries.org/maps/ussr_maps.html http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Толстой,_Лев_Николае вичhttp://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/Толстой,_Лев_Николае вич http://www.biography.com/people/leo-tolstoy- 9508518http://www.biography.com/people/leo-tolstoy- 9508518 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/books/04solzhe nitsyn.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/04/books/04solzhe nitsyn.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

11. Works cited http://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jun/08 /russiahttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2008/jun/08 /russia http://filipspagnoli.wordpress.com/tag/ussr/ http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Ni kita_Khrushchevhttp://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Ni kita_Khrushchev http://blogs.bu.edu/guidedhistory/moderneurop e/katie-k-2/http://blogs.bu.edu/guidedhistory/moderneurop e/katie-k-2/