The Publishing House “Soyuz” continues the cycle of audiobooks “World Audio Library,” bringing you the second audio collection “Classic of the Russian Short Story.” It features outstanding works of Russian classical literature.
Nikolai Gogol’s novella “The Portrait” explores the relationship between money and inspiration, raising the question: what is more important for a person—material values or a lost gift?
In his stories “The Darling” and “Gooseberry,” Anton Chekhov examines the search for happiness and the meaning of life. Olenka Plemyannikova longs for love, while Nikolai Ivanovich finds joy in gooseberries he grows with his own hands—berries that seem to him the greatest delicacy.
In Ivan Bunin’s story “Mr. from San Francisco,” the world of lifelessness and lies is depicted, showing how insignificant wealth and power are in the face of death.
“Mishaps of Chichikov” by Mikhail Bulgakov transports Gogol’s heroes into 1920s Moscow, where they discover that nothing has changed: “wherever you spit, your own guy is sitting there.”
Arkady Averchenko, in the satirical story “The Death of a Girl by the Fence,” uses humor to create a caricature of human vices.
Alexander Kuprin, in the story “The Tuner,” explores the themes of love and art, and how they are connected to everyday life in a Moscow family.
Artyom Vesely (Nikolai Ivanovich Kochkurov) in “The Bravado of a Glow” depicts the awakening of Russia as a result of the revolution.
In Ivan Evdokimov’s story “The Horned Devil,” there is a look at art and local history, which was highly appreciated by A. M. Gorky and A. V. Lunacharsky.
The collections “Classic of the Russian Short Story” are released in various issues, each containing audio recordings of the works in MP3 format.