Evgeniĭ Onegin vs Voskresenīe: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Russian fiction, Russian literature, Russia, Social conditions, Fiction

Cover of Evgeniĭ Onegin

Evgeniĭ Onegin Александр Сергеевич Пушкин · 1833 ★★★★☆ 3.9 245 pages · ≈ 4 h 32 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

vs

Cover of Voskresenīe

Voskresenīe Лев Толстой · 1899 ★★★★☆ 4.2 572 pages · ≈ 10 h 36 m · Challenging Find on Amazon

The verdict

Readers rate Voskresenīe higher: 4.2 vs 3.9 from 29824 votes.
Evgeniĭ Onegin is the quicker read — about 4 hours vs 10 for Voskresenīe.
Voskresenīe is the easier read (Challenging), Evgeniĭ Onegin more demanding (Demanding).

Side by side