An audio-play collection based on works by Russian and foreign writers performed by theater artists.
Contents:
1. A collection of detective stories — Not Only Holmes (7 audio-plays)
2. Fyodor Dostoevsky — The Other’s Wife and the Husband Under the Bed
3. The Oleg Buldakov Project — Dark Alleys
4. Ivan Alekseevich Bunin — Dark Alleys
5. Boris Akunin — Azazel
6. Antoine de Saint-Exupéry — The Little Prince
Collection of detective stories — Not Only HolmesAdditional description
Format: MP3, 160 kbps
Author: list below
Year of release: 2010
Genre: audio-play
Publisher: Radio "Culture"
Duration: 03:32:28
Performers:
Author of the radio project: Lev Gankin
Stage director: Aleksey Solovyov
Composer: Vladimir Roman ychev
Roles are performed by: Andrey Yaroslavtsev, Andrey Danilyuk, Alexander Dick, Anastasia Skorik, Olga Litvinova, Nadezhda Pertseva, Mikhail Stankevich, Alexander Khukhl in, Vasily Bochkarев and others.
Contents:
1. Grant Allen — The Rubies of Reman ets
2. Anna Catherine Green — The Lady Who Walked in Her Sleep
3. Ernst William Hornung — The Man Who was Almost Always Right
4. Arthur Conan Doyle — A Case in an Internship/School
5. Jacques F atrele ll — The Riddle of the Thirteenth Chamber
6. William Hodgson — The Ghost-Horse
7. Mary Wilkins — The Long Arm
The anthology of Victorian detective novella "Not Only Holmes" explains in what circumstances such stories about the legendary detective were born and how they were used.
For a devoted Conan Doyle fan who knows the entire canon about Sherlock Holmes by heart (as is well known, there are many such people in our country), this book may turn out to be just as shocking as, say, for a stubborn Beatles maniac—an album by forgotten British bands of the 1960s.
Fyodor Dostoevsky — The Other’s Wife and the Husband Under the Bed Additional description
Format: MP3, 192 kbps
Author: Dostoevsky, Fyodor Mikhailovich
Year of release: 2006
Genre: audio-play
Publisher: Elitayl
Duration: 01:46:12
Performers: From the author: Boris Plotnikov reads.
Roles are performed by: Valentin Gaft, Mikhail Ulyanov, Dmitry Pevtsov and others
The story "The Other’s Wife and the Husband Under the Bed" arose from two independent works: "The Other’s Wife" and "The Jealous Husband" (Published in 1848 in the journal "Domestic Notes"). Preparing a two-volume collection in 1859, the writer combined both stories into one—"The Other’s Wife and the Husband Under the Bed." In the first part, some lines were changed only slightly; the second part was changed substantially. In his story, Dostoevsky brought over some techniques of the vaudeville genre, in particular a dialogue structure filled with puns. The title of the story also echoes popular vaudevilles of the 1830s–1840s (for example, F. A. Koni "The Husband in the Fireplace, and the Wife Visits" (1834)). Dostoevsky used these techniques later as well (for example, "The Uncle’s Dream"). Later, Dostoevsky gave a different, deeply psychological interpretation to the theme of the deceived husband in the story "The Eternal Husband" (1870).
Oleg Buldakov Project — Dark Alleys
Additional description
Format: MP3, 128 kbps
Author: collection
Year of release: 2008 — 2011
Genre: audio-play
Publisher: audiobook
Duration: 02:15:15:12
Performers: Read by: Oleg Buldakov
This is "Dark Alleys".
A place where fears come to life, nightmares wander, and horror is revealed…
Though no—here you find not only horror. There is room for everything that a writer’s imagination can produce. It can be detective or fantasy, mysticism, science fiction, or a psychological thriller.
Here, letters turn into sounds—audio stories.
Themes of the audio stories: mysticism, horror, fantasy, detective stories, science fiction.
Description:
1. ISAAC ASIMOV — A New Toy
As a “practice run,” Isaac Asimov’s story "A New Toy" was selected.
2. PARFENOV M. S. — Amputation.
Sell your soul and live in peace. Only is it really peace?
3. EDGAR ALLAN POE — The Black Cat
A mystical classic story about a man who treated his pet terribly.
4. HOWARD F. LOVECRAFT — Cats of Ulthar
Another classic story from the cat series. Not even a story, but a legend about why you must not kill cats.
5. OLEG KRYMOV — To Kill…
If somewhere in the kingdom lives even one dragon, then a dozen hunters and at least one wizard will hunt for its head. But to kill a dragon, you have to…
6. ELLE SERRANTONIO — Wicked Little Lace
Be careful with your desires! They may be fulfilled. A futuristic apocalyptic horror.
7. RIK HOTALA — The Knock
December 1999. Celebrating the start of the millennium turned into a living hell: arsons, murders, break-ins, vandalism. The world went mad. The police were powerless. And did any legitimate institutes of power still exist in this world?
People hid in their homes, nailing windows and doors shut…
An ordinary worker, too, wanted to shut himself away from the crazy world in his burrow-house and build train models. But one evening a mysterious knock sounded at his house.
8. EUGENY HAMBURG — The Children of Degremona
Science fiction. Carrying out a military assignment, two people found themselves in a strange deserted place.
The sea, the rocks, a lonely hut at the very top, and a carpet of plants at the bottom. Plants, just plants—at first glance—but if you believe the legend…
9. SERGEY MALITSKY — The Junk Dealer
Do you know why junk dealers buy old things? What do they do with them afterward? Don’t rush with an answer—it’s not as obvious as it might seem at first…
10. STEPHEN KING — The Lawnmower Man
Horror. After an unpleasant story in which the neighbor’s cat got under the lawnmower, Harold Parket decided to use only the services of companies. This decision cost him his life…
The story with the same name has nothing in common with the film.
11. DYACHENKO NINA — Why did you do this to me?
Fantasy. When the world faces the possibility of total destruction, to eliminate the threat’s cause—the artifact—both the light and dark Rulers send their best warriors. Elf Liv and vampire Ay r know they won’t survive, but there are no hopeless situations!
12. FROLOV VYACHESLAV — Pafnuti ch
A story that could be called "The Second Birth of a God," reminiscent of Terry Pratchett’s novel "Small Gods." In it, too, an ancient deity dreams of regaining its former power—and again so that the god can live, it needs to be remembered, and even better—feared. Especially since there’s just one vacant place for a god with little rat tails and claw-like hands.
13. ZhARKOV ALEXANDER — Darkness
Fantastic. Victor became a scientist and invented a device that opens a door into absolute darkness.
The project attracted the attention of the military, and of one journalist—Victor’s school friend. What does the darkness hide? Trying to find an answer to this question turned out to be fatal.
14. IVOLGA NADEZHDA — A Knock on the Door
The whole city watches the eclipse of the sun, and at that moment someone knocks on the door—leaving behind a letter with an encrypted text, a pass into the world of shadows.
15. MAI ALEKS — Internet. Dead People
Every time you chat with someone on the internet virtually, are you really sure that your interlocutor is a living person?
16. DIANA LAPSHINA — The Millionth Customer
So, congratulations! You are our millionth customer, and you are entitled—traditionally for free—to something stunning as a prize. What about the chance to become someone else? Sounds great, doesn’t it? Although maybe it’s not worth hurrying to accept it…
17. ALEXEY FEDOTOV — Internet Zone
Another story on the power and scale of internet technologies. It turns out that we, the earthlings, will have something to be proud of in the future and something to offer to humanoids.
18. IVAN SITNIKOV — Life Goes On
Mysticism. After reading a newspaper ad for work as a caretaker followed by inheriting the apartment, Anna goes to the address and finds herself in a witch’s house.
19. DENIS CHEKALOV — The Elevator
A psychological story. In an old, worn-out elevator, people got stuck. And one of them has claustrophobia, while another had a bad morning. The third is a nervous heavy woman, and the fourth isn’t shy about saying what he thinks of people… The atmosphere heats up, and murder is not far off.
20. BELLA KREYNINA — Revenge
Detective story. Madness and death chase the owners of the golden Buddha. What is it—mysticism or carefully planned murders?
21. ALEXEY SAMOILOV — Escape
In prison, and desperately hating his enemy Steve, the prisoner Bert is presented with two classic escape methods: digging a tunnel and sawing through the bars of the window. But… maybe he should look for a third?
22. SERGEY KORKIN — From the Outside
Have you never noticed that an abstract pattern in wallpaper, a carpet, or a blouse looks a bit like a face? Here are the eyes, the nose, the mouth… If not, perhaps it’s better not to go looking for something like it—because then that face… these faces will drive you mad.
23. SERGEY SHAMANOV — Cemetery
Mysticism. The spouses Viktor and Irina were returning from a tour trip in their car. Their route ran through a cemetery. And there was no end, no edge, no exit…
24. MARIA PARFENOVA — A Premonition
Mysticism. Stuck the day before Christmas in the mountains in a traffic jam, Bernard tried to do only one thing—under no circumstances to get out of the car. And not let his wife do it either, otherwise you risk getting stuck forever… in a completely different place.
25. BORIS SHCHERBITSKY — Let’s Release Summer
Remember the song "… I want so much that summer never ends, that it rush after me…"? Beware your desires—they can be fulfilled.
26. LAVINA KЁRKИ — Go Back
A time traveler, knowing about the chaos that will soon begin, tries to prevent the destruction of the world. To do so, he must persuade at least one of three close people to change their life. It’s simple, yet in such cases you can never ignore the "butterfly effect."
27. MARIA KUPRIYANOVA — Lord of Destiny
Alexey couldn’t even imagine what his trip to an elite sanatorium would turn into—and the meeting in a winter forest with a strange old man, the wielder of human destinies.
28. STEPHEN KING — The Last Rung
One of the few* stories by Stephen King in which the writer shows himself as a master of American prose. There isn’t even a hint of mysticism in it. Ten-year-old Larry and his little sister love jumping from a barn beam into a haystack underneath. The fun almost cost Kitty her life. A few years later, the situation is projected into the heroes’ adult lives.
29. ELENA MALINOVSKAYA — A Gift for a Princess
Humorous fantasy. Once upon a time there was a princess Lila. Beautiful on the outside, terrifying within. And then the hour came for her to meet her destiny in the form of a prince—but where to find him, only one old witch, Noon, knows.
30. ALEXEY FEDOTOV — Final Lines
A rather instructive story about what can happen as a result of indulging in vanity writing.
31. VIKTOR NOCHKIN — By the Image and Likeness
Science fiction. Iover—creator of all living things on one of the planets of the Universe that people decided to colonize. Is Iover ready for an encounter with unwelcome guests? Even more interesting: are the guests ready to meet the Creator?
32. KONSTANTIN KRAPIVKO — A Man
Fishing is almost hunting, only better—any fisherman will confirm that. A rare blend of endurance, excitement, and laziness. But fish are moody; they require their own approach, personal attitude, and other nonsense. Go figure: they take anything trashy—today they want that, tomorrow they want something else—but in the end, the old, good, tried-and-true bait that has worked for centuries is still better.
(Published in the journal "Poludenny. XXI Century" No. 2, February 2008)
33. YULIA NABOKOVA — Rene’s Short Spring
A young professor of English literature, Eric Stevens, is threatened with harm to his daughter unless he agrees to play the role of "bait" for catching the cautious and elusive killer named René. Everyone is afraid of René, because after the killer’s work no one can even find the victim’s body.
34. NATALYA EGOROVA — A Tiny Charm
Realism is not fashionable nowadays. You can’t make money and fame on realism. Concluding this, a young artist started to “beautify” his clients’ portraits. The orders poured in, because the artist had a special gift. Or maybe it’s a curse?
35. PAVEL SVIATOSLAV KUZ’MIN — The Dungeon (Writer’s Diary)
Dedicated to everyone who engages in literary creation…
36. NATALYA MARKELOVA — The Hero
Mysticism. Heroes can be different. Some wave a sword and save the world, and some whose daily exploits remain unnoticed by everyone.
37. DENIS CHEKALOV — The Art of War
Ironic science fiction. Sometimes the Guild of Diplomats receives strange assignments. And it’s not enough to reconcile people—you have to deal with alien beings who have their own ideas about the basics of waging war.
38. ELENA DOLGOVA — Lu’s Strange Luck
Lu’s Brother of Reason receives a strange signal begging for help. Where does that signal come from? From the subconscious or from a dream? From the past, the future, or the present?… But sometimes it’s better to leave everything as it is and not look for secrets where perhaps none exist.
39. ALFRED VAN VOGT — The Snake and the Rat
Is it worth spending so much effort trying to find rats for your pet python while outside the window a third world war is raging? Rats for the python can be obtained in a laboratory—but what are they doing with them there?
40. HOWARD F. LOVECRAFT — Dagon
Mysticism. By sheer chance, the hero ends up in the abode of the sea god, and upon returning he can’t get rid of memories that haunt him in both sleep and waking.
Chrono: 25:09 min
41. JOHN R. TOLKIEN — The Hunt for the Ring
42. ELENA VIKMAN — The Black Fisherwoman
Once there was a person in a world where smell played the same role as sight does for us—someone who couldn’t smell anything.
Chrono: 14:02 min
43. RAY BRADBURY — There Will Come Soft Rains
44. NINA DYACHENKO — Following the Trail of the Master
"Abaddon doesn’t just come to anyone."
Chrono: 15:32 min
45. ROBERT BLOC h — The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
46. IVAN SITNIKOV — The Hero’s Steel Heart
A disappointed accountant finds joy only in fantasy books and films. The deeper he immerses himself in the world of sword and magic, the more he crosses a thin line… But not the one he dreamed of with such passion.
Chrono: 10:50 min
47. HOWARD F. LOVECRAFT — The Alchemist
A small but unforgettable story, one of the author’s first works. In search of relief from a curse placed on his ancestor many years ago, a young count comes upon, in a half-ruined castle, "an inconspicuous cover of a trapdoor with a ring"…
Chrono: 27:19 min
48. IN A GOLDIN — The Bellows Maker / The Piper
The Edge. A border territory with strict rules. The final line before the Wall…
Each full moon, people try to cross the Wall. But how can you overcome it, if the Wall is guarded by centurion Ravich and his watchful, merciless squad?
And then one day, the Piper comes to the Edge from the very capital…
Chrono: 29:08 min
49. STEPHEN KING — The Man Who Loved Flowers
50. MARIA PARFENOVA — Homo Homini…
People have always been afraid of and hated werewolves. Over time their hostility grew so strong that people drove the wolves out of their city. One day, a man came to the shore of a lake to hunt wolves. But as it turned out, another hunter lives in the lake. And it’s unknown who is more terrifying and dangerous: a man with a rifle or the eight-legged armored Archa.
Chrono: 30:32 min
51. OLGA CHIBIS — Between the Garden and the Gardener
In the garden, flowers grow. The garden is tended by gardeners. The Fritts evaluate the flowers of the gardeners. Who evaluates the work of the Fritts?
Chrono: 27:51 min
52. VALERI LENGAR — Redemption
Magicians.