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John A. Bernbaum
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Category: Russian Literature

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A Modern Russian Masterpiece: “The Master and Margarita”

May 23, 2012 Dr. John A. Bernbaum 3 Comments

One of the most popular books among Russians in the 1990s was Mikhail Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita, first published…

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A Russian Literary Treasure: The Brothers Karamazov

May 17, 2012 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

One of the great classics of world literature is Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov (New York: Bantam Books, 1970), a…

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Dostoevsky: God’s Existence and the Problem of Evil

Dr. John A. Bernbaum

One of the most powerful and insightful dialogues that takes place in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s classic novel, The Brother Karamazov, is…

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Russian Literary Treasure: The Legend of the Three Hermits

November 9, 2011 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

An old legend from the Volga District tells of a Bishop who was traveling from Archangel to the Solovetsk Monastery.…

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Romanovs, Rasputin & Revolution

August 13, 2007 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

I love a good mystery novel. This is a relatively new interest of mine, and it is a taste I…

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Russian Literary Classics Televised

March 22, 2006 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

In recent years, social commentators in Russia have been bemoaning the fact that Russians have lost their interest in books.…

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Russia’s Leading Popular Crime Writer

November 4, 2005 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Beginning in the summer of 2004, with the publication by Random House of The Winter Queen, American readers now have…

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Russia’s Inspector Porfiry Rostnikov

March 20, 2004 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Russia is a complex and fascinating country and, after thirteen years of experience working in Russia, I still have much…

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Leo Tolstoy’s “Two Old Men”

April 24, 2000 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Beginning with his first story, written from the battlefield during the Crimean War, Leo Tolstoy became one of Russia’s greatest…

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Fedor Dostoevsky: On Being Human

January 5, 1998 Dr. John A. Bernbaum

Crime and Punishment is one of the world’s greatest literary works. Written in 1864 by the Russian writer Fedor Dostoevsky,…

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Reflections on Russia

  • Russia’s Post-Communist Development
  • U.S.-Russian Relations
  • Russia’s Pre-1991 History
  • Russian Culture and Values
  • Religious Life in Russia
  • Russian Literature

Reflections on Shalom

  • Old Testament Foundations
  • Jesus’ Palestinian Context
  • Jesus’ Birth & Youth
  • Jesus in Action
  • Jesus’ Teachings
  • Palm Sunday – Golgatha
  • Resurrection – Pentecost
  • Apostles’ Teachings on Shalom
  • Conclusion
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