New Year and Other Winter Stories by Russian Writers

This collection includes stories by Russian writers, both well-known and lesser-known, united by the theme of New Year and Yule.

The long Russian winter with its Epiphany frosts, snowstorms and blizzards, threatening danger to mankind, and long dark evenings filled with tales of the past and festive fables, are vividly reflected in Russian literature. In many works, the affirmation of Christian virtues is a particularly significant motif.