Recommendations for best first Russian text...

[Stanislav Chernyshov]

I totally agree, Bulgakov is a good suggestion. If you are looking for 
something more recent, I think you can't go wrong with Dovlatov's 
"Compromise", "The suitcase", or "Pushkin hills".

Best regards,

Stanislav Chernyshov

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