Timeless love lies at the heart of the stories in this collection - featuring a lively marsh-witch, a duchess with a secret admirer, and King Solomon himself. Alexander Kuprin, one of fin de siècle Russia's most popular writers, explores his themes with a deft hand and realistic naturalism that keep his tales fresh and unforgettable. Ranging from dark psychological explorations to innocent sentimentality, Kuprin’s stories take in the breadth and depth of human life with detailed vivacity. Enter into the enchanting world of one of Russia’s most cherished literary figures. Includes the classic novellas Olesya, The Garnet Bracelet, and Sulamith, as well as the short stories The Last Debut, On a Moonlit Night, and The Bog.

    This book is lyrical, witty, ironical, and touched by nostalgia for childhood. It's a pure delight.

    These two works, Father Sergius and Master and Man are classic examples of Tolstoy's talent as a storyteller and both exhibit a common theme within the works of Tolstoy. The characters in both works engage in a process of self-discovery that ultimately leads them to some higher truth about life.

    In this Companion, leading scholars discuss Pushkin's work in its political, literary, social and intellectual contexts. In the first part of the book individual chapters analyse his poetry, his theatrical works, his narrative poetry and historical writings. The second section explains and samples Pushkin's impact on broader Russian culture by looking at his enduring legacy in music and film from his own day to the present. Special attention is given to the reinvention of Pushkin as a cultural icon during the Soviet period. No other volume available brings together such a range of material and such comprehensive coverage of all Pushkin's major and minor writings. The contributions represent state-of-the-art scholarship that is innovative and accessible, and are complemented by a chronology and a guide to further reading.

    This is the first book in the history of mankind revealing the whole truth about horse and man relationships. Its author is well-known journalist, film director, scientist and founder of the most difficult and the most beautiful school of horse training and education, Nevzorov Haute Ecole, and he is living proof that a horse can be trained and educated without any means of constraint such as bit and bridle and punishment. The book reveals secrets of horse training and discloses the truth about the painful essence of the equestrian sport. The true history of the cavalry and the history of those cruel instruments of strict enforcement that people used for horses over almost thirty centuries, never thinking that there is a completely different way... CONTENTS Prologue Chapter 1. "Iron" Chapter 2. Equestrianism Chapter 3. Education Chapter 4. War Chapter 5. Home Epilogue Notes Bibliography Appendices