During the Civil War, against the combined forces of the Whites and the interventionists advancing from Murmansk, Onego and Ladoga lakes were fought by people who were often even without uniforms and sailed on old steamships that were hastily converted to military vessels. This book tells of the heroic daily routine of the conscious defenders of the revolution, of their exploits at the front, of the cherished attitude towards the Motherland and freedom....

The tale is about a fisherman who manages to catch a "Golden Fish" which promises to fulfill any wish of his in exchange for its freedom. Narrated by Tim Mirkin. Please note: this book is in Russian language.

“The Cherry Orchard” by Anton Chekhov is a timeless classic that continues to captivate audiences from around the world. An iconic play set in pre-revolutionary Russia, it tells the story of a family struggling with the impending loss of their beloved home and orchard. It is a bittersweet tale of love, loss, and longing, full of humor and poignancy. The play is often read as a dramatization of the decline of the aristocracy and other socio-economic...

It is restless in the capital Bureau of storage the claws and tails. Instead of storing these very claws and tails for the needs of the national economy, the bureau is divided into two warring sides and has the cat-and-dog fight with itself. The part of it which is leaded by the fiery chief and tribune comrade Fanatiuk wins. The loser tribune and chief comrade Sataniuk is removed. All the Sataniuk`s supporters as it seems, are going to have the inevitable...

The Nose” - is a magnificent absurd short story by a great Russian satirist Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol. The unity of lambent Gogol's humor and bright sketching of the everyday life of those times make this comic work to be special.

Everyone knows the effect of dealing with texts of the past as with venerable old people: here we love them, here we respect them, and there and there we tactfully turn a blind eye, because everyone understands everything. In Greenland-Green's fictional country-from any point of view one should not turn a blind eye to anything. It does not become obsolete, but only becomes closer and more modern. Greenland is a territory of freedom that has stood...

The Government Inspector” - is a famous play by an outstanding writer of the Xix centurynikolai Gogol, which is compulsory for all the schoolchildren. The readers are used to perceiving the official company and Khlestakov's adventures as a satiric play from the pre-revolutionary Russia. However, few people know that under the figure of real government inspector Gogol was trying to lead out to the scene not only suddenly appeared capital inspector,...

Novellas by Stefan Zweig. Golden classics of European psychological realism of the begging of XX century. They were filmed by geniuses of European and American cinematograph of the times of its «golden age»: Robert Land and Max Ophüls, Étienne Périer and Robert Siodmak. Every novella still enraptures, puts into rage, makes argue with the author and his characters, love them and hate, criticize them and forgive.

Novellas by Stefan Zweig. Golden classics of European psychological realism of the begging of XX century. They were filmed by geniuses of European and American cinematograph of the times of its «golden age»: Robert Land and Max Ophüls, Étienne Périer and Robert Siodmak. Every novella still enraptures, puts into rage, makes argue with the author and his characters, love them and hate, criticize them and forgive.

“The Steppe” - is a penetrating novella by the great Russian playwright A.p. Chekhov (1860 - 1904). This is a story about only one trip to the steppe. Lead characters can't get across to social realm. Chekhov expertly described profound and conflicting feelings of humans, fleshing out the story with the impressive description of a steppe road.