The Cherry Orchard was first produced by the Moscow Art Theatre on Chekhov's last birthday, January 17, 1904. Since that time it has become one of the most critically admired and performed plays in the Western world, a high comedy whose principal theme, the passing of the old semifeudal order, is symbolized in the sale of the cherry orchard owned by Madame Ranevsky.

A charming rhyming story about a little girl named Annie who has curly hair and wants nothing more than for it to be straight. One morning, Annie refuses to go to school because her classmates have been teasing her for not having hair like theirs. After sending her mother on quite the wild goose chase, we follow Annie on an adventure to a hair salon, where she quickly learns just how lucky...

Adapted text of a short story for level B1.

Революции не происходят неожиданно, империи не гибнут ни с того ни с сего. Главный урок, который мы можем вынести из революции 1917 года, — понимание того, почему император и его окружение в обстановке, которая требовала кардинальных внутренних реформ, не только на эти реформы не решились, но, наоборот, всеми силами пытались повернуть развитие страны вспять, усиливая опору на «традиционные...

The story chronicles the experiences of a man who decides that there is nothing of any value in the world. Slipping into nihilism with the ôterrible anguishö he is determined to commit suicide. A chance encounter with a young girl, however, begins the man

Beautifully illustrated collection of short stories for children.

Manual includes activities and assignments to help practice speaking skills.

Workbook for the Russian Mosaic course for intermediate level. Recommended for short-term courses (80 hours of classroom work). Level B1-B2.

s, award-winning historian Eugene Rogan brings the First World War and its immediate aftermath in the Middle East to vivid life, uncovering the often ignored story of the region's crucial role in the conflict. Unlike the static killing fields of the Western Front, the war in the Middle East was fast-moving and unpredictable, with the Turks inflicting decisive defeats on the Entente in...