M. Zoshchenko is one of the largest Russian writers of the 20th century, whose work goes beyond the satirical genre. This book presents Zoshchenko the comedian, Zoshchenko the philosopher, Zoshchenko the continuer of the classical traditions of Russian prose. The Blue Book is ironic and, together with the lyrical look at the history of human relations. The text of The Blue Book is published...

The Petersburg Stories constitute Gogol's finest work, on which his fame is justly based. The plays included in this volume are 'The Government Inspector' and 'The Marriage'.

You will have a fascinating walk with the Author through the Parisian catacombs and through cities that are rapidly changing their appearance. You will find out whether genius is inherited, how the best ideas are born and how masterpieces perish. You have many amazing discoveries ahead: a real writer and a real princess, a real smart woman and genuine heroes of her time, not invented stories...

This story is a fairy tale by the famous Swedish writer Astrid Lindgren is dedicated to a strange girl, but there is an absolutely incredible girl. For almost half a century, children and adults have been enthusiastically following the amazing adventures of Peppi Longstocking. This fearless inventor is akin to another bright character - Tom Sawyer.

The third book in the series. Polly and her puffin friend, Neil, have wonderful adventures by the sea.

A girl sails on a raft on the endless ocean. She wants to get to the horizon. Once in the middle of the ocean, she finds the index: Happy Island She goes to this island, but it turns out that there are many other islands in the ocean, and the inhabitants of each of them consider their island to be the best in the world, and life on it is the happiest. Will she find her own happy island?

Rita always knew she was related to mermaids. This summer, she finally got into the underwater world, ready to fulfill the ancient prediction. After all, she - Carrying the pearl.

Boy Matty lives with his blind mentor in the Village, which is famous for its hospitality. Here, in search of help and support, they flee from many settlements where people are angry and indifferent, and mores are cruel. The boy is happy, but the world, which seemed to have gained some stability, is changing again. Something ominous gradually penetrates into the Village, and the Forest...

In the book, Radishchev takes an imaginary journey between Russia's two principal cities; each stop along the way reveals particular problems for the traveller through the medium of story telling. The work, often described as a Russian Uncle Tom's Cabin, is a polemical study of the problems in the Russia of Catherine the Great: serfdom, the powers of the nobility, the issues in government and...

The book includes the fairy tale of P. Ershov The Little Humpbacked Horse, which is studied in primary school.

Before you is a book from the series Classics in School, which contains all the works studied in elementary school, middle and high schools. Do not waste time searching for literary works, because these books have everything you need to read in the school curriculum: for reading in the classroom and for out-of-class assignments. Rid your child of long searches and lessons not learned. The book...

ck London attracts readers with its sincerity, wealth of imagination, dangerous adventures and extraordinary vitality. At the end of the 19th century gold was found in Alaska, and people from all over the world rushed to find their happiness. A young writer from San Francisco, Christopher Bellew, tired of working too hard for a magazine, goes with his uncle to Klondike to help his relatives....