Казаки (Kazaki) vs Идиот: Which Should You Read?
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Казаки (Kazaki)
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The Cossacks (Russian: Казаки [Kazaki]) is a short novel by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1863 in the popular literary magazine The Russian Messenger. It was originally called Young Manhood. Both Ivan Turgenev and the Nobel…
Идиот
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Inspired by an image of Christ's suffering, Fyodor Dostoyevsky set out to portray "a truly beautiful soul" colliding with the brutal reality of contemporary society. Returning to St. Petersburg from a Swiss sanatorium,…
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The verdict
- Readers rate Идиот highest: Идиот 4.2 · Казаки (Kazaki) 3.8.
- Идиот has the widest readership — 230503 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Казаки (Kazaki) | Идиот | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (230503) |
| Google Books | — | 5.0 (1) |
Reception
| Казаки (Kazaki) | Идиот | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 4 | 230503 |
| Editions | 241 | 437 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Written reviews | — | 1 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 31339 |
| Pages | — | 655 |
Questions readers ask
Which is rated higher: Казаки (Kazaki) or Идиот?
Идиот has the higher combined reader rating across sources (Идиот 4.2/5, Казаки (Kazaki) 3.8/5).
Which is harder to read: Казаки (Kazaki) or Идиот?
Estimated difficulty, based on era, reader shelves and length — Казаки (Kazaki): Challenging; Идиот: Demanding.
Have both books been made into films?
Казаки (Kazaki): no film adaptation on record; Идиот: 5 film adaptations.