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"The noble father and simpleton Shchiptsov, a tall, stocky old man, famous not so much for his stage talents as for his extraordinary physical strength, had a huge fight with the manager during the performance and in the midst of the swearing suddenly felt that something had snapped in his chest..

"A Troublesome Visitor" is a story by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. Written in 1886, first published in 1886 in the Petersburg Newspaper No. 190 dated July 14, signed by A. Chekhonte.

"About Love" is an 1898 short story by Anton Chekhov. The third and final part of the Little Trilogy, started by "The Man in the Case" and continued by "Gooseberries". The story begins with the love affair between the cook of the house, Nikanor and servant (beautiful woman) Pelageya. Nikanor, who is a drunkard, often verbally abuses and even beats his lover Pelageya when he is drunk. So Pelageya only wants to live with him without getting married. On the other hand, Nikanor doesn't want to be with her without getting married.

Soon after two o'clock one night, long ago, the cook, pale and agitated, rushed unexpectedly into my study and informed me that Madame Mimotih, the old woman who owned the house next door, was sitting in her kitchen."She begs you to go in to her, sir..." said the cook, panting. "Something bad has happened about her lodger... He has shot himself or hanged himself...""What can I do?" said I. "Let her go for the doctor or for the police!""How is she to look for a doctor! She can hardly breathe, and she has huddled under the stove, she is so frightened... You had better go round, sir."

Champagne is a short story by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov, written in 1887. The story is written in the first person. The young head of a remote railway stop lived with his wife and without children in solitude, amusing himself with vodka and watching passing trains. Life was boring. One day before celebrating the New Year, he sat with his wife at the festive table, drank enough and thought about boredom. We waited for the clock to show the arrival of the New Year. At five minutes to twelve he uncorked the bottle, the cork flew out, and the bottle slipped out of his hands and fell to the floor.

Miguev, a married, intelligent collegiate assessor, is haunted with anxiety and worry. Miguev has a secret that he doesn't want his wife, the town, or his colleagues to discover. His mistress, after becoming pregnant and having his child, has recently tried to extort money from him in exchange for her silence. She threatens to ruin his reputation and divulge his secret shame to everyone unless he pays her. In the height of his fear and worry about his present situation, his fears seem to come alive when he discovers a baby bundled in a blanket on his porch.

The First Lover is a famous story by Russian writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. The main character, Evgeny Alekseevich Podzharov, tells the guests a story about his love adventure. However, the story causes slight bewilderment and makes one of the listeners blush.

When several employees of the bank are arrested for corruption, the merchant Avdeyev doesn't give the ordeal much thought, figuring the men going to jail deserve it. His opinion changes however when he returns home to find his wife and son very upset - his house had just been searched by officials in connection to the bank corruption. Avdeyev had signed papers for the bankers without knowing what they were and so had essentially signed his life away by his carelessness. During the following trial, he learns the danger of being a "sheep" and just following along without a mind of his own.

The Looking Glass is a short story by Anton Chekhov about a young woman named Nellie who is sitting in her room and staring into a mirror. Nellie is dreamy and lost in thoughts of her future and the man she loves. As she stares into the mirror, she sees the reflection of her future husband and begins to imagine her life with him. Suddenly, Nellie's dream is interrupted by a crisis. Her husband is ill and Nellie rushes to the doctor's house for help.

В настоящую аудиокнигу Миры Великого Мастера включены наиболее знаковые произведения Михаила Булгакова. Попадая в удивительный мир писателя, читатель остается покоренным его талантом, мастерством и фантазией с первых до последних строк. Богато и разнообразно творческое наследие выдающегося писателя Михаила Булгакова.

Eine Nase entweicht ihrem Besitzer und geht promenieren; ein verarmter Maler entdeckt eine Menge Golddukaten im Rahmen eines preiswert erworbenen Porträts; -unterdrückt und gepeinigt im Beruf und hoffnungslos verliebt, flüchtet sich ein Titularrat in seine eigene Welt, der Eindruck eines normalen Menschen wandelt sich zusehends in das Bild eines hoffnungslosen Phantasten und Verrückten; - die Anschaffung eines neuen Mantels wird einem Kopisten zum Verhängnis; zwei Bauern, die ein Leben lang gute Nachbarn waren, geraten plötzlich in Streit, weil sich Iwan Iwanowitsch in den Kopf setzt, Iwan Nikiforowitschs altes Gewehr gegen sein braunes Schwein einzuhandeln.

"Captain Dreyfus" a drama by Jacob Gordin. A group with a strong male lead actor could produce this powerfully. The Dreyfus affair: a French officer of Jewish descent was falsely convicted of treason in 1894. This placard announces the presentation of two plays at the Windsor, both starring Jacob P. Adler. The first is "The Yiddish King Lear," to be performed on 2 October 1898, and "Der Yudisher Kapitan Drayfus oyf dem Tayvel's Inzel" [The Jewish Captain Dreyfus on Devil's Island], to be performed during the next two evenings. The original poster of this play announced: 'Who has not read ...

Mirele Efros, also known as "The Yiddish Queen Lear", is a sophisticated version of Ukrainian-born Jacob Gordin's work about honesty, decency and devotion towards family and community. Mirele, a wealthy and pious widow, whose devotion to her children even goes as far as hand-picking her eldest son's wife, makes a tragic mistake in evaluating her future daughter-in-law as giving and pious. Conflict ensnares the two in short order and a lesson about the value of piety is conveyed in the cautionary tale. Adapted in English by David Serero.

"Мастер и Маргарита", роман о дьяволе Михаила Афанасьевича Булгакова, работа над которым началась в декабре 1928 года и продолжалась вплоть до смерти писателя в марте 1940 года. Булгаков работал над своим "закатным романом" более 12 лет, неоднократно его переписывал. Многие черновики, к сожалению, безвозвратно утрачены, но оставшийся архив писателя - огромное рукописное богатство. Первые наброски, варианты и редакции романа представляют огромный интерес.

Окаянные дни - это по сути дневниковые записи Ивана Алексеевича Бунина сделанные им на фоне событий, разворачивавшихся в России во время революции и последовавшей за ней гражданской войны. Книгу условно можно разделить на три части: наблюдений автора за происходящим в Москве в 1918 году, в Одессе в 1919 году и выдержки из последующих заметок, имеющих отношение к теме революции. Первые части книги показывают нам положение постоянной неопределенности, с которой сталкивалось большинство людей: угрозы голода, погромов.

Alyosha the Pot is a short story written by Leo Tolstoy (1905) about the life and death of a simple, uncomplaining worker. It was published after Tolstoy's death in 1911 and received high praise from Tolstoy's contemporaries. Without ever calling Alyosha a holy fool, Tolstoy centers the story on his meekness, aloofness, and foolishness. Alyosha's simple life, soft-spoken manner, and calm acceptance of death epitomizes Tolstoyan principles.

Der Protagonist Rodion Romanowitsch Raskolnikow wird vorgestellt. Er ist ein junger sowie begabter Student, der in einfachen Verhältnissen in Sankt Petersburg lebt. Es wird deutlich, dass sein Ego ihm oftmals im Weg steht. So sieht er sich im Vergleich zu seinen Mitmenschen als überlegen an. Zudem maßt er sich an, darüber zu entscheiden, wer ein Recht auf das Leben hat und wer unwürdig ist. Aus seiner Sicht ist er zu Größerem berufen, doch steht die Armut diesem Aufstieg im Weg. Der daraus entstehende innere Konflikt sorgt dafür, dass er sich als Einzelgänger durch die Welt bewegt.

Пьеса Михаила Булгакова, в которой описан техногенный конец света в результате газовой войны. Во время химической войны из-под контроля выходит т. н. Солнечный Газ и человечество гибнет, в живых остаются лишь несколько человек, живущих отныне в коммуне. Пьесу не смогли опубликовать или поставить при жизни Булгакова. Приговор цензуры был суров: "ставить эту пьесу нельзя, так как там погибает Ленинград". Впервые она вышла в 1971 году, в Париже. В СССР её выпустили в октябре 1987 года.

Ein Sieg der Menschlichkeit in aussichtsloser Lage. Kasan 1923: Im Wolgagebiet herrscht große Hungersnot. Dejew, ein ehemaliger Soldat auf der Seite der Roten, soll fünfhundert elternlose Kinder mit einem Zug nach Samarkand schaffen, um sie vor dem sicheren Hungertod zu retten. Aber es fehlt an allem für den Transport: Proviant, Kleidung, Heizmaterial für die Lokomotive, Medikamente. Ein Roadmovie durch ein total zerrüttetes Land beginnt, in dem in weiten Teilen immer noch der Bürgerkrieg wütet.

Стихотворения в прозе — произведение великого русского писателя Ивана Тургенева. В своем творчестве он раскрывает тему русской интеллигенции и крестьянского быта, выступает мастером психологических портретов. Перу автора принадлежат и другие известные произведения, такие как "Ася", "Отцы и дети", "Дворянское гнездо", "Бирюк", "Накануне", "Муму", "Пожар на море", "Постоялый двор", "Часы", "Три портрета", "Странная история", "Свидание" и т. д. Иван Тургенев — выдающийся писатель ХIX века, член-корреспондент императорской Академии наук по разряду русского языка и словесности, автор философско-психологических поэм, рассказов, повестей и романов