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100 1 _aSeltzer, Thomas,
_d1875?-1943
245 1 0 _aBest Russian Short Stories
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2004
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2004-09-11
505 0 _aThe queen of spades / A.S. Pushkin -- The cloak / N.V. Gogol -- The district doctor / I.S. Turgenev -- The Christmas tree and the wedding / F.M. Dostoyevsky -- God sees the truth, but waits / L.N. Tolstoy -- How a Muzhik fed two officials / M.Y. Saltykov -- The shades, a phantasy / V.G. Korolenko -- The signal / V.N. Garshin -- The darling / A.P. Chekhov -- The bet / A.P. Chekhov -- Vanka / A.P. Chekhov -- Hide and seek / F.K. Sologub -- Dethroned / I.N. Potapenko -- The servant / S.T. Semyonov -- One autumn night / M. Gorky -- Her lover / M. Gorky -- Lazarus / L.N. Andreyev -- The revolutionist / M.P. Artzybashev -- The outrage / A.I. Kuprin.
508 _aProduced by David Starner, Keith M. Eckrich, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreaders Team
520 _a"Best Russian Short Stories" by Thomas Seltzer et al. is a compilation of significant Russian short stories written during the 19th and early 20th centuries. This anthology features works from renowned authors such as Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy, and Chekhov, among others, offering a diverse exploration of themes ranging from the supernatural to the mundane aspects of daily life in Russia. The collection aims to present the uniqueness of Russian literature, showcasing its depth, humanitarian ideals, and engaging character portrayals. The opening of the anthology contains an introduction by Thomas Seltzer, which celebrates the essence of Russian literature and its profound connection to the human experience. Seltzer discusses the evolution of Russian storytelling, highlighting its significant departure from Western romanticism towards a style that emphasizes realism and empathy for the lower classes. This section sets the stage for the subsequent stories, beginning with Pushkin's "The Queen of Spades," which involves a card player obsessed with uncovering a mysterious secret tied to an elderly countess. This tale, along with Gogol’s “The Cloak,” further illustrates the complexities of human nature, social commentary, and the impact of fate, serving as an insightful introduction to the collection's subsequent narratives. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories, Russian -- Translations into English
700 1 _aAndreyev, Leonid,
_d1871-1919
700 1 _aArtsybashev, M.
_q(Mikhail),
_d1878-1927
700 1 _aChekhov, Anton Pavlovich,
_d1860-1904
700 1 _aDostoyevsky, Fyodor,
_d1821-1881
700 1 _aGarshin, V. M.
_q(Vsevolod Mikhailovich),
_d1855-1888
700 1 _aGogol, Nikolai Vasilevich,
_d1809-1852
700 1 _aGorky, Maksim,
_d1868-1936
700 1 _aKorolenko, Vladimir Galaktionovich,
_d1853-1921
700 1 _aKuprin, A. I.
_q(Aleksandr Ivanovich),
_d1870-1938
700 1 _aPotapenko, I. N.
_q(Ignatii Nicholaevich),
_d1856-1929
700 1 _aPushkin, Aleksandr Sergeevich,
_d1799-1837
700 1 _aSaltykov, Mikhail Evgrafovich,
_d1826-1889
700 1 _aSemenov, S. T.
_q(Sergei Terentʹevich),
_d1868-1922
700 1 _aSologub, Fyodor,
_d1863-1927
700 1 _aTolstoy, Leo, graf,
_d1828-1910
700 1 _aTurgenev, Ivan Sergeevich,
_d1818-1883
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13437
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