I'd be interested to hear your opinion. That book is a wonderful mix of concepts originating from very different grounds, ranging from "depressing existentialism" to "ramping communism". I [hopefully] have no trouble separating them in the book, but would be interested to know if that obsructs a view of a person with a different cultural background :)

Nvertheless, I believe you made a right choice -- that's one of the best pieces of Soviet literature. Hope you'll enjoy it :)