The literature curriculum for , following the textbook by Korovina, Zhuravleva, and Korovin , focuses on the connection between Russian literature and history . Key literary pieces included in this program are:
: The comedy “ The Government Inspector ” ( Revizor ) and the story “ The Overcoat ” . Ivan Turgenev : The story “ Asya ” . Leo Tolstoy : The story “ After the Ball ” . Nikolai Leskov : The story “The Old Genie” .
: " The Life of Alexander Nevsky " and "Shemyakin's Court" .