'The History of a City' is a caustic work full of irony, in which, under the guise of a 'chronicle' of the fictional city of Glupov, the author mercilessly denounces the typical vices of Russian society - stupidity, tyranny and bribery of those in power, embezzlement and cringing of officials, laziness, ignorance and obscurantism. Unfortunately, we have to admit that Saltykov-Shchedrin's...

Middle school student Izuku Midoriya wants to be a hero more than anything, but he hasn’t got an ounce of power in him. With no chance of ever getting into the prestigious U.A. High School for budding heroes, his life is looking more and more like a dead end. Then an encounter with All Might, the greatest hero of them all, gives him a chance to change his destiny…

Getting into U.A. High School was difficult enough, but it was only the beginning of Midoriya’s long road toward becoming a superhero. The new students all have amazing powers, and although Midoriya has inherited All Might’s abilities, he can barely control them. What’s more, the first-year students are told they will have to compete just to avoid being expelled!

The manual is intended for work with foreign servicemen who have reached a basic level of Russian language proficiency. The main purpose of the manual is to promote the development of students' speech on the material of the sublanguage of the specialty

In a great green room, tucked away in bed, is a little bunny. 'Goodnight room, goodnight moon.' And to all the familiar things in the softly lit room-to the picture of the three little bears sitting on chairs, to the clocks and his socks, to the mittens and the kittens, to everything one by one-the little bunny says goodnight. In this classic of children's literature, beloved by generations...

Continuation of the book Spy Waffles, which was released in the summer of 2017! A new book from a recognized master of the modern novel! Vilmont's novels are loved for their dynamic, exciting plots, simple and vivid language. Ekaterina Nikolaevna Vilmont is in the TOP-10 of the most published, well-read and well-known writers in Russia. 'The books of Ekaterina Vilmont help to live and treat...

The Snail on the Slope takes place in two distinct worlds. One is the Administration, an institution run by a surreal, Kafkaesque bureaucracy whose aim is to govern the forest below. The other is the Forest, a place of fear, weird creatures, primitive people, and violence. Peretz, who works at the Administration, wants to visit the Forest. Candide crashed in the Forest years ago and wants to...

This book introduces readers to the legacy of the outstanding Russian writer Varlam Shalamov. The works included in the collection give a complete picture of the various stages of his work. A series of 'Kolyma Tales' is published here, as well as stories from the collections 'Left Bank', 'A Spade Artist', 'Essays on the Underworld,' 'Resurrection of Larch,' and 'Glove, or KR-2.'

In Solaris, Kris Kelvin arrives on an orbiting research station to study the remarkable ocean that covers the planet’s surface. But his fellow scientists appear to be losing their grip on reality, plagued by physical manifestations of their repressed memories. When Kelvin’s long-dead wife suddenly reappears, he is forced to confront the pain of his past - while living a future that never was....

This beautiful book contains six fairy tales by Josef Capek, a famous Czech artist, graphic artist, and book illustrator. Once, following the example of his younger brother Karel, the famous Czech writer, Josef took and composed fairy tales about a dog and a cat who lived in a house on the edge of the forest. These simple, kind and sweet stories immediately fell in love with all the kids,...

Out of jail and up to no good, Hefty Hugh and Lanky Len are robbers on a mission. They've been stealing eggs from the fat red hen, and now they have their eyes set on the real prize-the fat red hen herself. They think their plan is foolproof, but they haven't counted on one very tiny, very quiet thing. The ladybug has outsmarted these bandits once-and she's ready to do it again!