[Село Степанчиково и его обитатели]
Year:
1859
Type:
Public:
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Year of publication:
1995
Pages:
224
Moral assessment:
Type: Literature
Nothing inappropriate.
Some morally inappropriate content.
Contains significant sections contrary to faith or morals.
Contains some lurid passages, or presents a general ideological framework that could confuse those without much Christian formation.
Contains several lurid passages, or presents an ideological framework that is contrary or foreign to Christian values.
Explicitly contradicts Catholic faith or morals, or is directed against the Church and its institutions.
Literary quality:
Recommendable:
Transmits values:
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Ideas that contradict Church teaching:
The rating of the different categories comes from the opinion of Delibris' collaborators
In the humorous or satirical genre, The Village of Stepanchikovo and Its Inhabitants offers a sharp and biting portrayal of 19th-century provincial Russia. The plot, written in the tone of a light sentimental comedy, allows the Russian author to sketch the psychological portrait of a whole gallery of characters, including the landowner, his family, the serfs, friends, and parasites. Much of its irony and humour lies in the use of “speaking surnames” that define the nature of the characters.
It is written with one of the characters, Sergey Alexandrovich, acting as both author and narrator of the story.
Author: Manuel Martínez, Spain
Update on: Apr 2026