Even in the era of the Internet, Russians remain one of the most reading nations in the world... And summing up the results of 2017, Forbes magazine has released a list of publications that are best sold in Russian bookstores. It turned out that the preferences of Russians are gradually shifting towards non-fiction and serious stories. Sales of psychological, natural science and historical literature have grown significantly.And "not straining the brain" reading, although it is retained in the sales leaders, but, according to Forbes experts, "significantly loses in numbers."
We present you the top 10 most popular books in Russia. Forbes counted book sales from November 2016 to mid-December 2017.
10. Small life
The collection of bestselling books opens with the novel by the American writer Hanya Yanagihara. It's about four friends trying to succeed in a bustling, vibrant and wealthy New York City. However, the further the story takes readers, the clearer it is that three of the friends are just a background for the main character, in whose past there are many dark secrets.
9. To live in St. Petersburg: from Dvortsovaya to Sadovaya, from Gangutskaya to Shpalernaya. Personal stories
Such a long title has a collection of stories by many authors. This is a book about Petersburg and for Petersburgers. It tells about the past of the city, evokes nostalgic memories of childhood and youth, saturated with a unique St. Petersburg atmosphere. Thanks to this collection, you can learn more about the events that played an important role in the life of the city on the Neva.
Already sold 38 thousand copies of the book.
8. Text
The work of Dmitry Glukhovsky (the author of the acclaimed Metro 2033) touches upon the social problems of modern society. As one of the readers put it in his review, the result is a mixture of Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment" and "Count of Monte Cristo" by Dumas.
Ilya, the protagonist of the book, returns home after serving 7 years for a crime he did not commit. His hopes to start life anew immediately went to waste: his mother dies, the girl did not wait for him, and his hometown has changed a lot over such a long time.
There are no more people close to Ilya in the world. All that remained was the desire to take revenge on the policeman who set him up and sent him to prison.
Since June, more than 44 thousand copies of Text have been sold.
7. Tobol. Many are called
If you like the film "The Geographer Drank The Globe", then you should know: it is based on the book of the same name by Alexei Ivanov. In 2017, Ivanov released the historical novel Tobol. Many are called "about the difficulties of conquering and developing the beautiful and dangerous Siberian lands. It bizarrely intertwined the fate of captured Swedes, smugglers from China, traders from Bukhara, convicts and officers, officials and chroniclers, shamans and Orthodox priests, and other people whom fate brought together in the then capital of Siberia called Tobolsk.
The number of sold copies of the book reached 46.67 thousand.
6.iphuck 10
This is the fifteenth novel by Viktor Pelevin, and quite fresh, he "saw the light" on September 26, 2017.IPhuck 10 takes place in the second half of the 21st century, and the main character is not a human, but a computerized police-literary algorithm nicknamed Porfiry Petrovich. He not only investigates crimes, but also writes books. iPhuck 10 is the name of one of them, and it is also the name of one of the most expensive sex machines in the world invented by Pelevin.
In September-December, 48.1 thousand copies have already been sold.
5. The price of the issue
The top 5 bestsellers of 2017 are opened by a book written by Alexandra Marinina. Its main character is General Sharkov, who heads a secret project to cleanse the ranks of the Ministry of Internal Affairs from corrupt officials and "werewolves in uniform."
4. In a still water
British writer Paula Hawkins is already known to readers for her bestseller Girl on the Train. Her new novel is written in the thriller genre, and from the first page plunges into the intricacies of events taking place in a small town.
The main character Nel returns to the city of her childhood to pick up her orphaned niece, and recalls the events of her far from rosy past. She is sure that her sister did not commit suicide. But most of all, Nel fascinates and frightens the backwater, nicknamed the Deadly. Why do women die for a long time in its calm waters?
It is not known whether there are devils in "In a still whirlpool", but it is known that 58 thousand copies of this book have already been sold.
3. Where happiness lives
The work of the Englishwoman Jojo Moyes, despite its bright and cheerful cover, is notable for its drama. However, Russian readers, accustomed to suffering for the sake of happiness, like it. During the year, the book sold 60.93 thousand copies.
2. Babi wind
The second place in the rating is taken by Dina Rubina's novel, written in the form of emails. A certain Galina writes them to her friend, for her it is a way to pour out her soul. Galina used to live in Kiev, and then left for America and found a job in a beauty salon. By the nature of her profession, the heroine of the book encounters a variety of people, and entertaining, and sometimes repulsive plots of everyday life.
Since the presentation of the book (and this happened on March 28) to the present, 75.65 thousand copies have been sold.
1. Selfie with destiny
The first place in the list of the best-selling books is occupied by the detective story of the popular writer Tatyana Ustinova. Its action takes place in the village of Sokolnichye, where one influential lady was found murdered. The main character - Professor Ilya Subbotin, who is fond of solving crimes - will have to help the valiant law enforcement agencies and find the killer.
For the whole year, the book "Selfie with Destiny" was sold in the amount of 81.1 thousand copies.