Viy

The cycle "Mirgorod" by Nikolai Vasilyevich Gogol (1809—1852) is rightly considered a masterpiece of Russian literature. The included stories "Taras Bulba", "Old World Landowners", "Viy", and "How Ivan Ivanovich Quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich" make up the "golden fund" of domestic... classics, as confirmed by numerous film adaptations and theatrical productions. What is Mirgorod like? It is a collective image of the Little Russian province, where at one end of the city a seminarian is performing the last rites for a witch-lady and encounters evil forces, while at the other end, away from worldly bustle, a pair of old landowners blissfully live. The story of the uprising of the Zaporozhian Cossacks and the feud of old friends, which started over a trifle. You will find all this in the pages of this collection.