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When Boris Strugatsky was asked to make a list of his favorite books, he gladly agreed, but warned that the choice is highly subjective. All books have passed tough selection: The list includes only the most-most work, without which the Strugatsky would have been a completely different person. We publish this list below.

1. BUT. Adamovich, "The Punisher" (buy Litres.ru →).

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3. G. Baklanov, "span of the earth" (buy Litres.ru →), "Dead shame no shame" (buy Labirint.ru →).

4. B. Balter, "Goodbye, boys," (buy chitai-gorod.ru →).

5. IN. Belov, "a usual thing."

6. BUT. Beck, "Volokolamsk Highway" (buy Labirint.ru →), "New Appointment" (buy Ozon.ru →).

7. G. Boll, "The Clown" (buy Litres.ru →).

8. IN. Bogomolov, "In August, forty-fourth" (buy Labirint.ru →).

9. YU. Bondarev "Battalions Ask for Fire" (buy Litres.ru →), "Two."

10. R. Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" (buy Litres.ru →).

11. M. Bulgakov, "Theatrical Novel" (buy Litres.ru →), "The Master and Margarita" (buy Litres.ru →).

12. IN. Bulls, "Dead do not hurt" (buy Litres.ru →).

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14. AND. In "A handful of dust", "Vile Bodies".

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16. TO. Vonnegut, "Cat's Cradle" (buy Litres.ru →), "Sirens of Titan" (buy Litres.ru →).

17. TO. Hamsun, "Pan" (buy Litres.ru →).

18. I. Hasek, "The Good Soldier Svejk" (buy Litres.ru →).

19. ABOUT. Henry, "Cabbages and Kings" (buy Litres.ru →), Most of the stories.

20. N. Gogol "Evenings on a Farm near Dikanka" (read on Litres.ru →), "The Nose" (read on Litres.ru →), "Portrait" (read on Litres.ru →), "Diary of a Madman" (read on Litres.ru →).

21. D. Galsworthy's "The Forsyte Saga" (buy Litres.ru →).

22. M. Bitter, "People" (read on Litres.ru →).

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29. F. Jackson, "... so help me God."

30. D. TO. Jerome "Three Men in a Boat" (buy Litres.ru →) "As we wrote a novel."

31. BUT. Daudet "Tartarin of Tarascon" (buy Litres.ru →).

32. YU. Dombrowski, "Keeper of Antiquities' (buy Chitai-gorod.ru →).

33. F. Dostoevsky "The Gambler" (read on Litres.ru →), "The Possessed" (read on Litres.ru →).

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