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Английский прозаик и драматург Джон Голсуорси, автор знаменитого цикла "Сага о Форсайтах", родился в Кингстон-Хилле (графство Суррей). Учился в Харроу-Скул и Нью-колледже Оксфордского университета, получил степень бакалавра юриспруденции. Несколько лет провел в путешествиях, занимался адвокатской практикой.

Когда речь заходит о Владимире Кунине, сразу вспоминается обросшая легендами "Интердевочка", признанная в 1989-м лучшей картиной года. А до нее были не менее знаменитые "Горожане", "Трое на шоссе", "Хроника пикирующего бомбардировщика".

This short but powerful novel was acclaimed by Vladimir Nabokov and Mahatma Gandhi as the greatest in the whole of Russian literature. It is one of Tolstoy's most celebrated pieces of late fiction. At the center of the story is an examination of the nature of both life and death and how man can come to terms with death's inevitability. It was widely acclaimed when it was published in 1886 and remains a compelling narrative today.

Forth and Back and Other Stories is a lovely sampling of short stories from Russian author Alexander Grin (1880-1932). While Grin suffered through prison sentences and multiple exiles during his lifetime, his fiction often features fantasy worlds far more romantic and enticing than the harsh realities in which he lived. For those of us yet unfamiliar with Grin's work, Forth and Back serves as a perfect introduction to the fanciful creations of one of the great imaginations of the 20th century.

Наше первое знакомство со сказкой происходит в детстве когда затаив дыхание, мы слушаем, как мама читает нам о Царевне-лягушке и Золотой рыбке, Царе Салтане и Спящей царевне.

В конце девяностых годов только что ушедшего от нас века на прилавках магазинов и киосков появились первые попытки аудио издания сказок русского фольклориста А. Н. Афанасьева. Для "посвященных" не составит труда вспомнить их название "Срамные сказки".

The book contains the stories "Hamlet of the Shchigrovsky District", "Khor and Kalinych" and "Pyotr Petrovich Karataev" from the famous series "Hunting Sketches", by the great Russian writer Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818-1883).

Here is the brilliant short story "Young Vitushishnikov" by prominent Russian writer and literary critic Yuri Tynyanov (1894-1943).

This book contains the stories "Raspberry Water", "Living Relic", 'Famer Ovsyanikov", and "Singers" from the famous series Hunting Sketches by the great Russian writer Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818-1883).

This book contains the stories "Kasyan from the Beautiful Lands", "The End of Chertopkhanov", and "The Office" from the famous series Hunting Sketches by the great Russian writer Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818-1883).

This book contains the stories "Loner", "Bezhin Lea", and "Bailiff" from the famous series "Hunting Sketches" by the great Russian writer Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818-1883).

This book contains the stories of "Korney Vasiliev", "Invasion", and "Power of Childhood", all by the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910).

This audiobook contains a collection of short stories by the famous 20th-century Russian romantic writer Alexander Grin (real name: Alexander S. Grinevsky [1880-1932]). Known for his fast-paced tales of daring adventure and tender romance, Grin's classic stories will delight contemporary audiences as much as the did his original audience.

Enjoy this lesser-known story by the great Russian master of the short story Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852). "Rome", a departure from Gogol's typical satiric style, is not included in most collections of his short fiction. It isn't easy to find in print, but you can listen to it here.

This book contains instructive stories - a collection of fine stories and parables on the theme of morality - by the great Russian writer Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910).

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.

This audiobook contains the stories "The Thieving Magpie" and "Legend", by the great Russian writer, essayist, and memoirist Alexander Herzen (1812-1870). As Dostoyevsky wrote, "Whenever and wherever, Herzen was a writer first and foremost." (Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.)

In Tolstoy's short story "Master and Man", Vasily Andreich Brekhunov, a rich merchant, is determined to close a business deal. He is travelling with his exploited servant, Nikita, through a blizzard - little realizing that this will soon become a life and death situation.

Про то, как однажды в молодости ему пришлось играть Деда Мороза без армяка и бороды, да еще перед кодлой одичавших пионеров, рассказывал мне мой старый друг, режиссер Станислав Митин. Очень смешно рассказывал.

Произведения Валерия Иоильевича Язвицкого были очень популярны в начале XX века. Он писал и пьесы, и исторические романы, и стихи. Однако особое место в творчестве писателя занимали произведения научной фантастики, в которые включены элементы научно-популярной литературы.