02559cam a22003373u 4500 78592 UtSlPG 20260610134825.0 m cr n 260607r20261911utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG fi iso639-1 PG Garshin, V. M. (Vsevolod Mikhailovich), 1855-1888 Punainen kukka y. m. kertomuksia Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2026 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2026-05-03 Punainen kukka -- Neljä päivää -- Yö -- Varoitusmerkki -- Tarina ylpeästä Aggeista. Tuula Temonen and Johanna Kankaanpää "Punainen kukka y. m. kertomuksia" by V. M. Garshin is a collection of short stories written in the late 19th century. The pieces are intense psychological and moral studies marked by compassion and despair, moving from madness to wartime trauma. Early tales center on a man in an asylum who fixates on a scarlet flower and a wounded soldier stranded after battle, both grappling with suffering and the value of life. The opening of the collection begins with a brief biographical sketch of Garshin, emphasizing his brief, troubled life, the somber tone of his work, and his high standing among Russian writers. It then presents The Red Flower: a man, committed during a manic break, endures terrifying treatments, becomes convinced a vivid red poppy embodies all the world’s evil, and, attempting to “absorb” and destroy it by pressing it to his chest, ultimately escapes restraint to pluck the final blossom and dies clutching it. Next comes the start of Four Days, in which a volunteer soldier regains consciousness on a battlefield with both legs wounded, lying beside a dead Turk he has killed; he suffers thirst, guilt, and delirium, crawls to drink from the enemy’s canteen, debates suicide versus endurance, nearly gains rescue when Cossacks pass without hearing him, and drifts back into fevered memories and appeals to loved ones. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Hämeenlinna: Arvi A. Karisto, 1911 Russian fiction -- Translations into Finnish Short stories, Russian -- Translations into Finnish Wuori, Martti, 1858-1934 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/78592 119310 119310