Russian Christmas

A Russian Christmas Party by Leo Tolstoy is about a generous family on the brink of ruin whose mother pins their hopes for restoring their fortune on their son, Nicolas' marriage to a wealthy bride. Nicolas isn't cooperating, for he loves a poor girl named Sonia. Alas! How will they see it through?

This book collects a magnificent set of works by Russian classical authors: Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, Mikhail Bulgakov. Each original story, springing from a common creative heritage, delivers a glimpse of the immortal Russian Soul and has influenced modern literary trends. These stories are interesting to their core and will bring pleasure to readers. Get ready to immerse yourself within these immortal works that have long been counted among the best of classic world literature: Fyodor Dostoevsky.

On Christmas Eve, 2017, the life of Russian-American artist Nikita Nataniel Kuznetsov changes beyond recognition. He’s plagued with a deadly bacterial infection that sends him off to the afterlife. Before he can move on to the other side, he must stand trial that takes place in a concert hall, attended by an invisible audience. As he sits at his piano, he is compelled to watch a 3D movie of his life, allowing him to relive meaningful events: his miserable childhood at a boarding school in the USSR of the 70s, his rise to stardom, his run-ins with the KGB, and a fateful breakup from his ...

Daniil Zverev is the world's most ruthless and sinfully seductive tycoon. No one would ever know the cruelty and rejection that fueled his ascent. But beautiful ballet teacher Libby Tennent is getting under Daniil's skin and dangerously close to the truth.

Christmas Eve is the first story in the second volume of the collection Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka by Nikolai Gogol. The story opens with a description of the winter scenery of Dikanka, Ukraine, a witch flying across the night sky and the devil stealing the moon and hiding it in his pocket, first playing with it in the sky, which no one in the village notices. Since it is the night before Christmas, the devil is free to roam around and torment people as he pleases, so he decides to find a way to get back at the village blacksmith, Vakula, because he paints religious art in the church.

THIS IS A SHORT STORY Bill Jedburgh, formerly of the Royal Hong Kong Police and now a gun for hire is chilling out in Phuket shortly before Christmas, enjoying the nightlife and teaching an Open Water Scuba Diving Course. He strikes up a friendship with a charming codger called Clarence who makes him an unusual proposition. The Reliable Man is inclined to help but when some dodgy Russian gangsters turn up and start muddying the waters his blood begins to boil.

The Boys are back! Paul and Andy, the hilarious duo behind "The Official No Nonsense Podcast," trade their microphones for mischief on an unforgettable trip to Lapland in this laugh-out-loud adventure. What starts as a wholesome winter holiday quickly unravels into chaos when the pair discover they’ve been sent to a Lapland that’s less Santa Claus and more scantily clad strippers. Paul and Andy find themselves knee-deep in vodka-fueled antics, unexpected romances, and encounters with eccentric characters, including the formidable Babushka—a one-toothed matriarch with a penchant for ...

One Christmas party. One night of passion. One giant mistake. My singing career hinges on my fake relationship with the cheating bastard who keeps getting caught by the tabloids. To escape yet another scandal of his making, I travel to the US, where few would recognize me. That’s when I meet him. The playboy billionaire Brandon Lazio. I wanted one night of passion to take my mind off my problems, and Brandon delivered. All night long. It seems Brandon has it all. Looks, power, wealth. But when I look closer, I see the vulnerability in his eyes that matches my own. I want to heal his heart...

Hear two stories by the great Russian master Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852). "Christmas Eve" is a funny, biting satire of small-town life. "Viy" is a horror story involving three students from a seminary and their encounters with the supernatural.

A Christmas Carol is one of the few English Christmas tales. It is a joyful prose hymn involving ghosts and ending with a Christmas miracle. Even if just for a day, happiness enlightens a previously grim house. On Christmas Eve, cold-hearted and greedy old Scrooge turns into a kind man and adopts Tiny Tim.

Hoffmann's stories are imaginative, wise, and educational, just how children's stories are supposed to be. Some of his characters instill fear, while others overcome it and continue towards their goal in the surreal world of this great storyteller. Hoffmann's world will awaken the imagination of your child.

This short story by Fyodor Dostoevsky was first published in 1848. A man walking past a wedding is reminded of a children’s New Year’s Eve party he attended 5 years previously – a party that was clearly an excuse for the parents to make advantageous connections in a casual setting. As an outsider at the party, he was able to observe the guests in greater detail than most, and took particular note of the children playing by the Christmas tree, and the social hierarchy they unwittingly participated in. This recording is based on the 1918 translation by Constance Garnett.

I'm only dating him for the melons. Running two businesses doesn’t leave much room for dating. Good thing, too. Men treat me like an exotic toy. I guess they’ve never met a Korean girl who speaks with a Russian accent. Few dig deep enough to realize I’m from Uzbekistan, not that it helps in the exotic department. When Damian Hughes, the owner of the hotel where I’m organizing a wedding, asks me out, I ignore my attraction to him and say no. Apparently, no means he should hire me to organize a Christmas party at his hotel. The party he wants to micromanage, although I suspect he goes...

Сегодня будет Рождество, весь город в ожиданьи тайны, он дремлет в инее хрустальном и ждет: свершится волшебство. М.Ю. Лермонтов. Рождество в России было самым любимым и долгожданным праздником. Народные фольклорные традиции – колядки, ряжения, гадания, святочные рассказы – создавали особое настроение церковного христианского праздника. Все это отразилось в святочных рассказах русских писателей, отвечающих на ожидание рождественского волшебства и детскую готовность принимать на веру самые сказочные сюжеты.

This audiobook includes two short stories from celebrated Russian author Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (1821 - 1881). "White Nights" (1848) features a nameless and lonely narrator who, though he resides in a big city, lives largely in his own head. In "The Heavenly Christmas Tree", an orphaned boy who is shunned by society is surprised to awaken before a beautiful Christmas tree; however, the scene is not what it seems. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Нет ни одного более радостного праздника, чем Рождество, когда любой человек ожидает, что в его жизни тоже произойдет чудо, сбудутся самые невероятные мечты! Праздника, подарившего людям надежду и спасение! Рождественские истории будут читать всегда - пока падает снег и горит огнями елка... Содержание: Фёдор Достоевский - Мальчик у Христа на ёлке, Николай Гоголь - Ночь перед Рождеством, Чарльз Диккенс - Рождественская песнь, Ганс Христиан Андерсен - Ель, Леонид Андреев - Ангелочек.

"Новогодняя классика" — это, пожалуй, самые известные и самые любимые рассказы и повести, написанные зарубежными и русскими писателями в жанре святочного рассказа. "Щелкунчик и мышиный король" Э. Т. А. Гофмана и "Ночь перед Рождеством Н. Гоголя, "Девочка со спичками" Г. Х. Андерсена и "Жемчужное ожерелье" Н. Лескова, "Дары волхвов" О. Генри и "Чук и Гек" А. Гайдара... Сказки и были об ожидании чуда в самую волшебную ночь.

Эрнст Теодор Амадей Гофман (1776 - 1822) - немецкий писатель, композитор и художник романтического направления. Всемирную славу снискал как автор повествований, где мистика сочетается с реальностью. Фантастика Гофмана произрастает из самых обыденных мелочей, из простых вещей.

Елена Нестерина — современная писательница, драматург, дипломант международной премии им. Ф. Искандера, член Союза писателей России. В книгу Новогодние сказки вошли истории о детях и новогодних чудесах. Сказочные герои живут в разные эпохи, каждый мечтает о своём, но с каждым под Новый год или Рождество случается долгожданное чудо. Изаура знакомится с настоящими Санта Клаусом и Дедом Морозом, Луша попадает на рождественскую ёлку, Девочка встречает родственную душу, а к одиноким детям приходит самый первый Дед Мороз. Рисунки Светланы Ерёминой.

Анатолий Георгиевич Алексин (род. 3 августа 1924) — российский писатель и драматург, автор книг для детей и юношества. В 1993 г. уехал в Израиль, с 2011 г. живёт в Люксембурге. Сказочная повесть «В стране вечных каникул» (1967) — история о том, как детская мечта стала реальностью. В последний день зимних каникул в Доме культуры медработников 12-летний школьник Петя выиграл гонку на велосипедах.