How A Muzhik Fed Two Officials: M.Y. Saltykov's Satirical Feast is a sharp, witty, and unforgettable classic that exposes the absurdity of social inequality through brilliant humour and biting satire. Written by the renowned Russian satirist Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, this short yet powerful story uses exaggeration and irony to reveal the cruelty, greed, and hypocrisy rooted in bureaucratic society.The tale follows a humble muzhik (peasant) who becomes the unwilli...

Russian literature in the short story form, penned by the masters.A unique edition: beautifully formatted with optimized, easy-to-read fonts; annotated with additional content; includes a functional Table of Contents. Contains the following stories: THE QUEEN OF SPADES A.S. Pushkin THE CLOAK N.V. Gogol THE DISTRICT DOCTOR I.S. Turgenev THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND THE WEDDING F.M. Dostoyevsky

This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works or all the significant works - the Œuvre - of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: – THE QUEEN OF SPADES A.S. Pushkin – THE CLOAK N.V. Gogol – THE DISTRICT DOCTOR I.S. Turgenev – THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND THE WEDDING F.M. Dostoyevsky – GOD SEES THE TRUTH, BUT WAITS L.N. Tolstoy – HOW A MUZHIK FED TWO OFFICIALS M.Y. Saltykov – THE SHADES, A PHANTASY V.G. Korolenko – THE SIGNAL V.N. Garshin – THE ...

Michail Saltykov, (1826-1889) nacque in uno sperduto villaggio russo, sesto di sette figli, figlio di un tipico nobile di provincia, proprietario di terre che lasciava amministrare alla moglie, di venticinque anni più giovane di lui, figlia di mercanti, avarissima, ignorante e spietata fustigatrice dei figli, che Michail odiò per tutta la vita e che rappresenterà nel suo capolavoro, «La famiglia Golovlev», nella figura della madreIl romanzo fu pubblicato nel 1880, e, diversamente dai racco...

**The award-winning translators bring us a new translation of an 1870 comic novel by Russia's greatest satirist—whose mockery of Russian autocracy is as relevant as ever.“Pevear and Volokhonsky [are the] reigning translators of Russian literature. . . .** In Russia, The History of a Town is read in schools and regarded as a masterpiece of 19th-century satire. . . . [This new translation] is an argument for the book’s Swiftian wit and its relevance to Russia and the United...

Arina Petrovna rules the Golovlev family with an iron hand. Around her swarm her family; her alcoholic sons, dissipated grandchildren and degenerate husband. But in his darkened study, her son Porfiry schemes for an overthrow of power. In this powerful novel, the great Russian satirist presents a stark portrait of the Russian gentry sapped by generations of idleness and social irrelevance.

The best collection of Russian short stories includes: Fyodor Dostoevsky: Notes from the Underground The Dream of a Ridiculous Man The Beggar Boy at Christ's Christmas Tree Leo Tolstoy: The Death of Ivan Ilyich Kholstomer, the Story of a Horse Alyosha the Pot A Letter to a Hindu A Confession God Sees the Truth, but Waits A Russian Christmas Party Anton Chekhov: Kashtanka Gusev The Darling The Lady with the Dog A Slander The Horse-Stealers The Petchenyeg A Dead Body A Happy Ending The Looki...

The town governors... all flogged the inhabitants, but the first flogged them pure and simple, the second explained their zeal by referring to the needs of civilization, and the third asked only that in all matters the inhabitants should trust in their valour.One of the major satirical novels of the 19th century, Shchedrin's farcical history of Glupov (or Stupid Town) follows the bewildered and stoical Russian inhabitants for hundreds of years as they endure the violence a...

Le chef-d'oeuvre de Saltykov-Chtchedrine, dans lequel l'auteur s'y élève à une hauteur quasi shakespearienne d'horreur tragique. L'histoire de cette famille Golovlev est un terrible acte d'accusation contre la société russe de cette seconde moitié du XIXe siècle, contre cette classe de nobles en pleine décomposition, contre cette société patriarcale d'un autre âge. Ils sont trois frères, livrés à eux-mêmes par un père idiot et une mère uniquement absorbée par son apreté au gain, son souci ...

– Eh! Prima o poi moriranno tutti, e i possedimenti andranno agli eredi legittimi…– Ma non a Porfìrij, a quel vampiro, piuttosto li butto ai cani… ma non a lui!Mai delude la letteratura russa; Saltykov-Ščedrin è uno degli autori classici dell'Ottocento e I signori Golovlëv il suo capolavoro. Racconta le vicende di una famiglia nel corso di due generazioni, come un terribile incubo, al tempo in cui crollava la piccola nobiltà di provincia e la relativa servi...

The bookshelves of European literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors. From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure. Among them is Mikhail Saltykov.

The collection includes the best works of famous Russian writers:Fyodor DostoevskyNOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUNDTHE DREAM OF A RIDICULOUS MANTHE BEGGAR BOY AT CHRIST'S CHRISTMAS TREELeo TolstoyTHE DEATH OF IVAN ILYICHA LETTER TO A HINDUA CONFESSIONGOD SEES THE TRUTH, BUT WAITSA RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS PARTYAnton ChekhovTHE LADY WITH THE DOGA SLANDERTHE HORSE-STEALERSTHE PETCHENYEG