We received a story from Russia today, still a rarity for us, which is a pity because talk ‘Russian short story writing’ and you soon encounter some of the true giants of the literary landscape.
Among those who have written short stories are Pushkin, Gogol, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky and Chekhov, their stories ranging from the fantastical to the bleak down-to-earth, each one made distinctive for the richness of the imagery and the language.
In Russia, as in most countries, the short story battles to survive in a competitive publishing world but the country, which is mainly associated in many minds with the Great Novel, can certainly look back on one of the finest traditions of them all when it comes to the shorter form.
* You can enter the Global Short Story Competition at www.inscribemedia.co.uk
John Dean
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