The Nanny

6 hrs. 10 min.

Romance & Prose

Language Russian

Author Arkadiy Averchenko

Narrator Alexander Sinitsa

Description

The heroes of the remarkable Russian writer Arkady Timofeevich Averchenko are ordinary inhabitants of the big city, with their absurdity, stupidity, mediocrity, arrogance, and petty-bourgeois values. He possessed an amazing ability to invent witty plots and create a multitude of funny situations, dialogues, and improvisations.
The book includes stories from different periods of his work: the cycle «About the Little Ones — for Grown-Ups» and «Five Episodes from Beregov’s Life»

Contents

01. From the author. (03:56)
02. A Businessman’s Day. (18:09)
03. The Robber. (21:17)
04. The Kids. (10:17)
05. The Venetian Carnival Restaurant. (29:19)
06. In the Evening. (07:48)
07. Children. (17:55)
08. The Man Behind the Screen. (15:02)
09. About Children. (03:33)
10. The Death of the African Hunter. (18:02)
11. The Terrible Boy. (18:44)
12. Dodi’s Pancakes. (13:10)
13. The Inquisition. (06:39)
14. The Nanny. (21:18)
15. Waiting for Dinner. (09:13)
16. Cosma Medicis. (07:05)
17. People Are Brothers. (07:11)
18. Business Life. (05:19)
19. Russian Art. (08:18)
20. The Argonauts and the Golden Fleece. (12:20)
21. Occult Mysteries of the East. (10:51)
22. My First Debut. (16:41)
23. Turkey with Chestnuts. (15:05)
24. Five Episodes from Beregov’s Life. Episode 1. Beregov as Kisa’s Tutor. (21:31)
25. Episode 2. Beregov and Kashitsyn. (14:31)
26. Episode 3. The Horse Remedy. (13:00)
27. Episode 4. Beregov’s Family Hearth. (10:16)
28. Episode 5. Beregov Settles Things His Own Way. (15:43)