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The "Viy" is a monstrous creation of popular fancy. It is the name which the inhabitants of Little Russia give to the king of the gnomes, whose eyelashes reach to the ground. The following story is a specimen of such folklore. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

This is a fabulous collection of four stories by the great Russian master of the short form Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852). It includes his famous "The Fair at Sorochyntsi", "A Bewitched Place", "The Lost Letter", and "St. John's Eve" - all superb examples of Gogol's unsurpassed sense of humor and flair for satire.

Radiospektakl' "Vechera na hutore bliz Dikan'ki" po motivam povesti "Sorochinskaja jarmarka" Nikolaja Vasil'evicha Gogolja. Dejstvie proishodit vo vremja ocherednogo nacional'nogo ukrainskogo guljanija Sorochinskoj jarmarke. Meroprijatie provodilos' v konce avgusta vblizi sela Bol'shie Sorochicy Mirgorodskogo rajona, kuda sezzhajutsja prostye ljudi s raznyh koncov Ukrainy.

Nikolai Gogol's classic short story "Ivan Fedorovich Shponka and His Aunt is a hilarious satire, exploring the fear of marriage and romantic commitment in Russian men.

Radiospektakl' "Shinel'" po odnoimennoj povesti Nikolaja Vasil'evicha Gogolja. Vhodit v cikl "Peterburgskie povesti". Pervaja publikacija sostojalas' v 1842 godu. Povest' rasskazyvaet o zhizni tak nazyvaemogo "malen'kogo cheloveka". Glavnyj geroj povesti - Akakij Akakievich Bashmachkin, bednyj tituljarnyj sovetnik iz Peterburga.

Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) was a preeminent Ukrainian-born story writer. He is particularly famous for those stories which veer in the direction of surrealism and the grotesque. The Cloak is one such tale. Akaky Akakiyevich is a reclusive and widely ridiculed lower official whose job is to copy letters. He lives a hand-to-mouth existence with his elderly landlady and has little money. But the harsh weather in St. Petersburg necessitates the purchase of a new cloak.

Taras Bulba describes the life of an old Zaporozhian Cossack, Taras Bulba, and his two sons, Andriy and Ostap. The sons study at the Kiev Academy and then return home, whereupon the three men set out on a journey to Zaporizhian Sich located in Southern Ukraine, where they join other Cossacks and go to war against Poland. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

This collection of stories by the great Russian writer Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) contains a selection of brilliant stories that show listeners just why he is considered among the best short story writers of all time. Enjoy three of his best: "The Overcoat", "The Lost Letter", and "May Night, or the Drowned Maiden".

Hear two stories by the great Russian master Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852). "Christmas Eve" is a funny, biting satire of small-town life. "Viy" is a horror story involving three students from a seminary and their encounters with the supernatural.

Akaki Akákievich es un funcionario que trabaja como copista. Hombre austero, sencillo y conformado con su gris rutina, dedica sus ratos libres a lo único que le complace, la fiel copia de documentos. Hace tiempo que su capote se cae a pedazos y, a base de privaciones y esfuerzo, reúne el dinero necesario para comprar uno nuevo. La prenda causa sensación entre sus compañeros que, medio en broma, organizan una cena en su honor.

This story takes place in the bucolic small town of Mirgorod (Myrhorod in Ukrainian), written in a style featuring grotesque, realistic portrayals of the characters. The two Ivans are gentlemen landowners, neighbors, and great friends, each one almost being the opposite image of the other. Ivan Ivanovich is tall, thin, and well-spoken, for example, while Ivan Nikiforovich is short, fat, and cuts to the point with a biting honesty. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Was führt wohl, wundert sich die Hexe Solocha, der Teufel wieder im Schilde...

Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) was a pre-eminent Ukrainian-born story writer. He is particularly famous for those stories which veer in the direction of surrealism and the grotesque. "The Nose" is a classic example of this genre. The story opens with the barber, Ivan Yakovlevitch at breakfast. Things take an odd turn when Yakovlevitch finds a disembodied nose hidden in his bread roll. Yakovlevitch is at pains to rid himself as quickly as he can of the nose, which he recognizes as belonging to one of his clients, Major Kovalev.

Orson Welles, Sir Laurence Olivier, and Michael Redgrave present a collection of classic Russian fiction including "The Overcoat", "The Queen of Spades", and "A Day in the Country."

Plus que des œuvres littéraires brillantes, ce sont des portraits en creux de la société russe du XIXème siècle. Ces tableaux de mœurs nous renseignent avec talent et sagacité sur une société, des tempéraments, l'évolution d'un peuple, d'un Empire, et brosse le portrait au quotidien des hommes et des femmes, tous ces personnages qui vivent et qui peuplent ces chefs d'œuvres. La littérature en langue russe proprement dite naît au cours du XVIIème siècle, tout d'abord avec la poésie et le théâtre, mais très tôt naît une très riche tradition romanesque.

Die Novelle "Die Nase" gehört zu den schon fast surrealistischen "Petersburger Novellen", die vor dem Hintergrund der Großstadt gesellschaftlicher Missstände und menschliches Fehlverhalten zeigen...

Im Russland des Zaren heckt Pawel Tschitschikow einen meisterhaften Plan aus. Um zu Reichtum zu gelangen, macht er sich eine Eigenheit des russischen Steuersystems zunutze. Da der Staat seine Register nur periodisch aktualisiert, müssen Großgrundbesitzer auch für ihre verstorbenen Leibeigenen - ihre toten Seelen - Steuern entrichten.

Besitz und Verlust eines schönen neuen, unter unsäglichen Entbehrungen erworbenen Mantels bringen in das armselige Leben eines Petersburger Kanzleischreibers höchstes Glück und tiefste Verzweiflung. In Gogols Novelle erleben wir die Tragikkomödie eines vom Schicksal drangsalierten Menschen, der hilflos einer überheblichen Feudalbürokratie ausgeliefert ist.

Un caballero de industria ruso, Chichikov, ha descubierto que si compra a sus antiguos duenos los siervos muertos despues del ultimo censo, puede lograr grandes subvenciones y esas son las almas muertas. La meta del autor fue "tratar de mostrar el alma rusa, con su variedad de dotes y riquezas morales pero tambien con sus defectos, que caracterizan al pueblo ruso".

This collection features two of the most well known stories by the great Russian writer Nikolay Gogol (1809-1852). These selections from his Petersburg tales, "Nevsky Prospect" and "The Nose", are full of humor, mystery and mysticism.