This anthology stands out by including a broad selection of literary masterpieces from the earliest Russian prose to the years before the revolution, the best short works by each of the authors, and reliable translations of such masterpieces as Pushkin's "The Queen of Spades," Tolstoy's "The Death of Ivan Ilych," Gogol's "The Overcoat," and several of Chekhov's best-loved stories.  (RUS08, $21.95)