Andreyev

[ ahn-drey-uh f; Russian uhn-drye-yif ]

/ ɑnˈdreɪ əf; Russian ʌnˈdryɛ yɪf /

noun

Le·o·nid Ni·ko·la·e·vich

[lee-uh-nid nik-uh-lahy-uh-vich; Russian lyi-uh-nyeet nyi-kuh-lah-yi-vyich] /ˈli ə nɪd ˌnɪk əˈlaɪ ə vɪtʃ; Russian lyɪ ʌˈnyit nyɪ kʌˈlɑ yɪ vyɪtʃ/,1871–1919, Russian novelist, short-story writer, and playwright.

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Andreev

or An·dre·yev

[ ahn-drey-yuh f ]

/ ɑnˈdreɪ yəf /

noun

Leonid Nikolaevich [lee-uh-nid nik-uh lah-yuh-vich; Russian llyee-uh-nyeet nyik-uh-lah-yuh-vich] /ˈli ə nɪd ˌnɪkˈəlɑ yə vɪtʃ; Russian ˌllyi əˈnyit ˌnyɪk əˈlɑ yə vɪtʃ/,1871–1919, Russian writer.

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It is true that "most of the critics have understood Andreyev only in a superficial manner," as Tolstoy rightfully asserted.

Contemporary Russian Novelists |Serge Persky
Andreyev tells us that on the day of judgment the alienists are divided as to the insanity of Kerzhenzev.

Contemporary Russian Novelists |Serge Persky
The abyss which separates Andreyev's heroes from other men makes them weak, numb, and miserable.

Contemporary Russian Novelists |Serge Persky
Andreyev's father, who was a geometrician, died while he was still at school, and the family was without resources.

Contemporary Russian Novelists |Serge Persky

In previous years I have called attention to other selections of Andreyev's stories.

The Best Short Stories of 1920 |Various

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Andreyev

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Definition for andreyev (2 of 2)

or An·dre·yev

noun

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