The works of Fyodor Mikhailovich (of course, Dostoevsky!).

Here, of course, the conversation has gone off-topic, but why not talk about literature while we're gathered together? :)

"The Outpost..." - oh yes, it's magnificent. I generally love the whole series - "In the Depths of the Great Crystal."

I probably haven't read the entire series, but "The Outpost..." has many references to "The Orange Portrait with Speckles" and "The Shot from the Monitor." I guess these are from the same series? I read "The Portrait" in a magazine, and it had incredibly atmospheric illustrations; I love it very much.

I guess I need to delve deeper into his work. Oh, I remembered something else - "The Shadow of the Caravel." As funny as it sounds, I learned how to make little boats out of walnuts from it. :o

And if we continue to talk about classics (not just Dostoevsky, but in general) - I don't like Turgenev at all; I couldn't even read his works properly. It's just not for me.

I seem to be hopelessly in love with our classics. :) I love Turgenev, although I clearly feel that I have nothing in common with his worldview, and his characters don't appeal to me at all. But how he writes is what touches my soul!
Just don't mention "Fathers and Sons": after we dissected it in school, I can't read the book anymore. Moreover, it's full of bookmarks and profound notes like: "answer to question #12." :D The same is true for "Crime and Punishment" - we analyzed it too much in school. It's the only Dostoevsky work that I don't want to reread. It's not the work itself, but I'm just sick of it.
Do you like "The Possessed"? In my opinion, it's his most difficult work; every time I reread it, my heart aches, and I feel very uncomfortable. But it's still a wonderful book, and it's masterfully written. In my opinion, he was the only writer of that time who looked at nihilists not from a social perspective, but from a psychological one.