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Смерть Ивана Ильича
Толстой Л.Н.
Преступление и наказание
Федор Михайлович Достоевский
Отцы и дети
Тургенев И.С.
Герой нашего времени
Лермонтов М.Ю.
Война и мир
Толстой Л.Н.
Братья Карамазовы
Достоевский Ф.М.
Мастер и Маргарита
Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков
Мертвые души
Николай Васильевич Гоголь
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