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Quick Facts
| App Name | Dead Souls Daily |
| Concept | Russian literature's darkest lines, filed under the cheerful wellness labels they quietly mock |
| Developer | Independent |
| Category | Lifestyle / Literature |
| Library | 350+ quotes · 26 authors · 130+ works |
| Features | Daily quote · Home Screen & Lock Screen widgets · shareable cards · saved collection & full Archive |
| Platform | iOS 16.0 or later |
| Price | Free — Premium Archive available |
| App Store | View on App Store → |
| Website | deadsoulsdaily.com |
| @deadsoulsdaily |
About the App
Dead Souls Daily files the bleakest lines in Russian literature under the cheerful headers of wellness culture. "Wellness Wednesday" arrives with Dostoevsky on the misfortune of a sensitive heart; "Monday Motivation" with Tolstoy noting that happiness is an allegory and unhappiness a story. One quote lands each morning — the antidote to toxic positivity, delivered with a straight face.
The daily quote is free and requires no account. Premium unlocks The Archive — the full library of more than 350 quotes from 26 writers across over 130 works — to browse, search, and save to a personal ledger of Saved Sorrows. Any passage can be exported as a beautifully formatted card for Instagram Stories.
The roster spans the Golden and Silver Ages: Pushkin, Gogol and Lermontov through Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Chekhov, on to the poets — Akhmatova, Tsvetaeva, Blok and Pasternak. Two centuries of writers, and not one of them in the mood to tell you to cheer up.
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“Dead Souls Daily delivers one masterpiece of Russian literature every morning — the antidote to toxic positivity. Free on iOS.”
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“Dead Souls Daily is a free iOS app that files the bleakest lines in Russian literature under the cheerful headers of wellness culture. One quote arrives each morning, from Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov and the Silver Age poets. Premium unlocks a searchable archive of more than 350 quotes, with formatted share cards for Instagram Stories.”
Contact
Press enquiries, review access, and interview requests may be submitted to support@deadsoulsdaily.com. We respond before the next harsh winter, though we make no promises.