A Very Russian Christmas: The Greatest Russian Holiday Stories of All Time

(Hardback)

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Running the gamut from sweet and reverent to twisted and uproarious, and with many of the stories appearing in English for the first time, this is a collection that will satisfy every reader. Dostoevsky brings stories of poverty and tragedy, Tolstoy inspires with his fable-like tales, Chekhov's unmatchable skills are on full display in a story about a female factory owner and the wretched workers, Klavdia 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.

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This collection features 12 Russian stories from the 19th and early 20th centuries ... Some of the pieces here appear in English for the first time, and stories from notable Russian authors Anton Chekhov, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy are included.
--Library Journal