02334nam 2200493 450 991016488370332120200520144314.01-939931-44-4(CKB)3710000000892531(MiAaPQ)EBC4673477(Au-PeEL)EBL4673477(CaPaEBR)ebr11271766(OCoLC)960040823(BIP)056623869(EXLCZ)99371000000089253120161014h20162016 uy| 1engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierA very Russian Christmas the greatest Russian holiday stories of all timeNew York :New Vessel Press,[2016]20161 online resource (128 pages)1-939931-43-6 A collection of short Christmas stories by some of Russia's greatest nineteenth and twentieth century authors--several appearing in English for the first time. Running the gamut from sweet and reverent to twisted and uproarious, this collection offers a holiday feast of Russian fiction. Dostoevsky brings stories of poverty and tragedy; Tolstoy inspires with his fable-like tales; Chekhov's unmatchable skills are on full display in his story of a female factory owner and her wretched workers; Klaudia Lukashevitch delights with a sweet and surprising tale of a childhood in White Russia; and Mikhail Zoshchenko recounts madcap anecdotes of Christmas trees and Christmas thieves in the Soviet Era--a time when it was illegal to celebrate the holiday in Russia. There is no shortage of imagination, wit, or vodka on display in this collection that proves, with its wonderful variety and remarkable human touch, that nobody does Christmas like the Russians.ChristmasRussiaFictionChristmasZoshchenko Mikhail1022294Chekhov Anton1824-1889Dostoyevsky Fyodor1789-1851Tolstoy LevKorolenko VladimirLukashevich KlaudiaGorky Maxim1868-1936TeffiMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910164883703321A very Russian Christmas3589442UNINA