Belkin's tales by Pushkin (повести Белкина). From modern writers I like Maria Semenova's novels very much. It's heroic fantasy:Wolfhound, With vikings to Svaldbard (Волкодав, С викингами на Свальбард)
What kind of boks do you want to read?
For example, you can try to start from Jerome Klapka Jerome hree Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) It is easy and funny to read.