Russian Short Stories
Total Stories: 335
I “WHAT shall I write?” said Yegor, and he dipped his pen in the ink. Vasilisa had not ... Read more
I IT was said that a new person had appeared on the sea-front: a lady with a little ... Read more
At times Sashka wished to give up what is called living: to cease to wash every morning in ... Read more
Whistling from off the sea, the wind was charged with moist, salt spray, and dashing foaming billows ashore ... Read more
The water of the river was smooth, and dull silver of tint. Also, so barely perceptible was the ... Read more
In a mountain defile near a little tributary of the Sunzha, there was being built a workman’s barraque– ... Read more
The kings of steel, of petroleum, and all the other kings of the United States have always in ... Read more
On a frozen river near a certain Russian town, a gang of seven carpenters were hastily repairing an ... Read more
Once in the autumn I happened to be in a very unpleasant and inconvenient position. In the town ... Read more
The year was the year ’92– the year of leanness–the scene a spot between Sukhum and Otchenchiri, on ... Read more