Russian Short

INSTA-LOVE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . ANNABELLE WINTERS STYLE! I’ve killed many without asking the Goddess for forgiveness. But today I fold my blood-stained hands and look towards the heavens. Will you forgive me? I ask the Goddess. Will you save me? Will you . . . love me? And then she steps from the shadows . . . With one word on her wet lips . . . Yes, she says in the darkness. Yes, I will forgive you. Yes, I will save you. Yes, I will . . . love you. If you've read my other novella series, you know how wild my stuff can get. It's not for everyone, but maybe it's for you ;) Drama ...

No one plumbs deeper depths of the psyche than French and Russian authors. This second wide-ranging collection of 19th-century literary masterworks, presented in their entirety, not only entertains, but provides insight into 19th-century mores and the mysteries of human nature.

Меня довольно часто спрашивают: где можно посмотреть картины Веры Щегловой? Я не знаю, что ответить, боюсь огорчить читателей, обозначив ответом бесплотность героини моего романа.

Konstantin Paustovsky was a Russian writer nominated for the Nobel Prize for literature in 1965, 1966,1967,1968. Paustovsky began writing while still in Gymnasium. His first works were imitative poetry but he restricted his writing to prose after Ivan Bunin wrote in a letter to him: "I think that your sphere, your real poetry, is prose. It is here, if you are determined enough, that I am sure you can achieve something significant."

Beautifully designed and carefully proofed for digital publication, this collection includes: • 30 of Chekhov’s best tales from the major periods of his creative life; • Table of Contents with Quick Navigation.

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, (1860-1904), was born in Russia at Taganrog on the Sea of Azov. His name has become synonymous with a certain literary style much admired and widely copied since his death. Typically, a Chekhov story is a "mood", a state of mind, usually with regard to relations between one person and another. Under the influence of the constant, infinitesimal, and unforeseen pinpricks of life, there occurs a gradual transformation of that state of mind.

Distinguished Professor Emeritus Abraham Ascher offers a skillful blend of engaging narrative and fresh analysis in this concise introduction to Russian history. Newly updated on the 100th anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, it covers the growing political tensions between Russia and its neighbors and the mounting divergence between Russian and US foreign policies. This stimulating and beautifully written introduction will prove enlightening for students, scholars, and travelers alike.

Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart. They can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. In the vast Empire of the Russians literature was a way to exchange ideas, values and cultures. Yet each author, each story, each character is an individual example of a journey that, story by story, has transformed the glimmering arc of its literature.

В сборник вошли такие известные рассказы, как "Телеграмма", "Тёплый хлеб", "Фиолетовый луч" и Рассказы о природе: "Золотой линь", "Последний чёрт", "Заячьи лапы" и другие. Писатель использует все богатство и мощь русского языка, чтобы в ярких красках и романтических ощущениях передать всю красоту и величие природы. По сути, он создает красочные, удивительные по силе воздействия на чувства читателей миниатюры. Его любовь к природе и ее обитателям безгранична.

When rock star Joshua Ravensong is accused of murder, Peyton must pit her professional reputation against a growing attraction for the legend. Although the evidence is solid against him, Peyton can't deny this is one bad boy she wants to save.

In this short 5,225 word novelette's first page Violetta, the Russian Nurse, runs into a friend, Rosa Green, who says to her: “Life has lost its meaning for me. I am going into this drug store here to buy sleeping pills to kill myself.” “What? You are going to kill yourself?” Violetta asks. “Yes, life has no value for me.” “Well, in that case, Mrs. Green, why not kill yourself like we do in Russia?” “How do you do it in Russia?” “First of all you drink some vodka. Then you eat big dinner. Not just normal dinner, but very good meal—a feast. Then you drink more vodka ...

Anton Chekhov is now justly celebrated as one of Russia’s greatest writers, but this reputation was hard won in his time. His work consistently challenged expectations, and his insights were not always easy to see. The continued relevance of his stories, however, has shown that Chekhov was ahead of his time, and the nine short stories collected here showcase his very best writing.

Студия АРДИС предлагает взрослым слушателям аудиосборник эротических рассказов русских авторов.

Сказки для детей – важный инструмент формирования их психики и мировосприятия. Повседневная жизнь часто кажется скучной и предсказуемой: семья, друзья, детский сад. Но где в этом мире место для чудес, приключений и полета фантазии? Слушая сказки, мальчики и девочки попадают в мир невозможного, где можно проходить сквозь стены, сражаться с драконами и спасать множество людей и сказочных существ. Даже самое большое зло в сказке может обернуться добром.

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В это издание вошли повести Суходол и Веселый двор, рассказы Захар Воробьев, Ночной разговор, При дороге и другие сочинения, написанные между 1911 и 1916 годами — в то время, когда Иван Алексеевич Бунин был уже не просто вызывающим интерес литератором, а востребованным прозаиком, книги которого расходятся большими тиражами.

Повесть Вечера на хуторе близ Диканьки — вершина русской художественной литературы, автором которой является непревзойденный писатель и драматург Николай Васильевич Гоголь. Она объединяет несколько рассказов о сказочных событиях, произошедших на хуторе близ Диканьки: Сорочинская ярмарка, Вечер накануне Ивана Купала, Майская ночь, или Утопленница, Пропавшая грамота, Ночь перед Рождеством, Страшная месть, Иван Фёдорович Шпонька и его тётушка, Заколдованное место.

Here is the brilliant story "Mumu" (1854) by the great Russian writer Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818-1883).

Throughout the long centuries of human history is the want, and the need, to share information, to exchange ideas and for that knowledge and experience, for curiosity and learning, to be the basis of a civil society. In this volume we offer up a small selection of talents from the literary landscape of the Russian male author whose time has now come again.

Замешанная на борьбе добра и зла повесть предстала на суд широкой публики с заранее сформулированным в русской литературе вопросом: "Каковы отношения денег и вдохновения, и без чего человеку живется хуже - без материальных благ или утраченного таланта?"