The Miracle of Christmas. Stories by Russian Writers
Christmas, which opens the Holy Nights, is one of the most important Russian calendar holidays. It is a miraculous time when one year gives way to another, filled with the hope that all sorrows are left behind, and in the...
future, good and justice will triumph. The belief in miracles permeates the works of Russian classics from the 19th to the early 20th century, united in this book. L. N. Tolstoy, F. M. Dostoevsky, N. S. Leskov, A. P. Chekhov, N. A. Leikin, A. I. Kuprin, and others, having created the best examples of the Christmas story genre, captured the atmosphere and traditions of celebrating Christmas and New Year in pre-revolutionary Russia — in large cities and villages, in luxurious mansions and the homes of the poor. In the works of émigré writers, Ivan Bunin, Sasha Cherny, Ivan Shmelev, there is a nostalgia for the lost era: memories of Christmas celebrations are inseparable from memories of bygone Russia.
Old postcards and illustrations from periodicals of the late 19th to early 20th century were used in the design of the collection.
The book is addressed to the widest reading audience and will make a wonderful gift for the New Year and Christmas.
Author: Николай Лейкин, Иван Шмелев, Иван Бунин, Михаил Салтыков-Щедрин, Лев Толстой, Антон Чехов
Printhouse: Azbuka
Series: More than a Book
Age restrictions: 12+
Year of publication: 2025
ISBN: 9785389304840
Number of pages: 320
Size: 215х170х26 mm
Cover type: hard
Weight: 726 g
ID: 1723675
