The Tale of Khoja Nasreddin is a wonderful book that takes pride of place in the treasury of Russian literature, based on the folklore of Central Asia. The adventures of a cheerful, cunning tramp, the hero of many anecdotes, parables, fairy tales, have long gained worldwide fame. Driven by hatred for the greedy rich, fed at the expense of the common people, he uses all sorts of tricks to...

The story of a man who can live under water became one of the most famous in the work of A. Belyaev and formed the basis of the film of the same name - the leader of the Soviet film distribution. Like many other works by Belyaev, 'Amphibian Man' glorifies science and human possibilities, truly limitless. The magical worlds of Alexander Belyaev, inhabited by brave, honest and strong-willed...

Mashenka got lost in the forest and got to the bear. And he was delighted: there would be a mistress in the house, she would start heating the oven, cooking porridge and feeding him, the clubfoot. The bear does not let the girl go home, no matter how you ask. But clever Mashenka soon figured out how to outwit the bear and return to her grandparents! This Russian folk tale in the classic...

Boris Akunin is one of the most Popcornular writers in Russia, the author of Popcornular detective novels about Erast Fandorin and the History of the Russian State cycle. The total circulation of his books exceeds 30,000,000 copies. In a new series of books, Boris Akunin tells the history of Russia again!- A unique illustrated project, each book of which combines completely new Popcornular...

'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...

The book is an adaptation of one of the best novels by the famous American writer Mark Twain (1835-1910) 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'. This is a fascinating story about a cheerful and quick-witted boy from a provincial American town and his friends with whom amazing adventures take place. This guide will help high school students prepare for the State Core English Examination. The text of the...

The book is a retelling of the famous fairy tale by the French writer Charles Perrault 'Puss in Boots' in English. The protagonist of the tale is a brave and enterprising cat who helps his master achieve success and prosperity and win the heart of a beautiful princess. The text of the manual has been adapted for educational purposes up to the Beginner level. Each chapter is accompanied by a...

Elementary Level. The book is an adaptation of the famous Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) fairy tale 'The Bog King's Daughter' in English. This is one of the best tales of the great writer, although not so widely known in our country. It tells the amazing story of the daughter of an Egyptian princess and a Scandinavian swamp king. The heroine will be able to overcome evil and...

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...

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,...

Fedor Fedorovich Sviridov is a very successful and successful person, but terribly lonely. Having lost almost everything overnight - the house, the family where his beloved daughter remained - he takes in an orphaned dog named Apelsinych. And then two loneliness met and selflessly fell in love with each other. But a charming flutist appears in the life of Fyodor Fyodorovich..

In this book, everything is very ordinary, and at the same time, everything is amazing. Ordinary guys go to school, do their homework, play, sometimes they get deuces. And suddenly they awaken such feelings that they had no idea about. An ordinary girl becomes the most beautiful in the world, and because of an ordinary boy, she does such desperate things that she is compared to a wild dingo dog...