The collection includes works by beloved Russian classics, such as Arkady Averchenko’s stories from the cycles “Notes of a Simpleton,” “Unclean Force,” “Miracles in a Sieve,” and stories “The Crimson Island” and “Han’s Fire” by Mikhail Bulgakov, the travel essay “One-Story America” by Ilf and Petrov, along with other stories and feuilletons. During the 40 hours while the book is playing, you’ll be able to (if, of course, you want to): process 6–10 acres of your vegetable garden, embroider a picture with 20,000 crosses, or walk 200 km on foot. But even if you don’t do any of that, you’ll still get something out of it: pleasure and joy from listening to the collection.