Lefty

1 hr. 12 min.

Romance & Prose

Language Russian

Author Nikolai Leskov

Narrator Vladimir Nestorovich

Description

After visiting Europe, Emperor Alexander I saw many astonishing things. From England, he brought back a mechanical flea made of iron that jumped like a living one. When this toy ended up with his successor Nicholas I, the latter declared that Russian craftsmen could do more. To find a master who could surpass the English, Ataman Platov set out on a journey.