About a year ago, I came across a thick folder of manuscripts. The author is Ivan Aristarkhovich Babkin. His stories are mostly about the Civil War, in which he served as a штабс-капітан. My job was to rewrite these memories, slightly edit them, and now—give people the chance to read them. Please, to your judgment, dear readers: “The Stories of штабс-капітан Babkin.”
Contents
Stories of штабс-капітан Babkin:
1. Reconnaissance captain Vika Krestovsky (001)
2. Execution of his own (001)
3. Like a live bait (002)
4. A gift for Christmas (002)
5. Noon swimming (003)
6. Brothers (003-004)
7. The death of ротмистр Dondurchuk (005)
8. The general’s carriage (006)
9. Powders (007)
10. A meeting (008)
11. Monk Isidor (009)
12. The senior fireworks man from the Chusovskie (010-011)
13. Stiletto (012)
14. On the mounds (013)
15. Hands (014)
16. The orderly (014)
17. Angels of the Lord (015)
18. Jason of Colchis (016)
19. Wedding (017)
20. Through Tauris (018)
21. For telephones (019)
22. A girl from Petersburg (020)
23. Mr. Lewis and the Cossack song (021)
24. Russian diamonds (022)
25. Wine of life (023)
Other stories:
26. Caspian, sea of love (024-025-026)
27. Silver spurs (027)
28. Jarkent (028-029)
Штабс-капітан Babkin in exile:
29. The Russian island (030-031)
30. The first million (032-033)