This book collects a magnificent set of works by Russian classical authors: Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, Mikhail Bulgakov. Each original story, springing from a common creative heritage, delivers a glimpse of the immortal Russian Soul and has influenced modern literary trends. These stories are interesting to their core and will bring pleasure to readers. Get ready to immerse yourself within these immortal works that have long been counted among the best of classic world literature: Fyodor Dostoevsky. The Dream of a Ridiculous Man, Fyodor Dostoevsky. Notes from the Underground, Ivan Turgenev. First Love, Alexander Pushkin. The Queen of Spades, Leo Tolstoy. The Death of Ivan Ilyich, Leo Tolstoy. A Russian Christmas Party, Anton Chekhov. The Wife, Anton Chekhov. A Dead Body, Anton Chekhov. The Beggar, Leonid Andreyev. The Little Angel, Nikolai Gogol. The Nose, Nikolai Gogol. The Cloak, Nikolai Gogol. The Mantle, Mikhail Bulgakov. The Embroidered Towel – from A Young Doctor's Notebook and others. CONTENTS: Fyodor Dostoyevsky - THE DREAM OF A RIDICULOUS MAN NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND THE WEDDING Ivan Turgenev - MUMU FIRST LOVE THE DISTRICT DOCTOR Aleksandr Kuprin - THE OUTRAGE Alexander Pushkin - THE QUEEN OF SPADES Leo Tolstoy - A LETTER TO A HINDU THE DEATH OF IVAN ILYICH GOD SEES THE TRUTH, BUT WAITS A RUSSIAN CHRISTMAS PARTY Anton Chekhov - THE WIFE THE SLANDER THE HORSE-STEALERS THE PETCHENYEG A DEAD BODY A HAPPY ENDING THE LOOKING-GLASS OLD AGE DARKNESS THE BEGGAR IN TROUBLE FROST MINDS IN FERMENT GONE ASTRAY THE AVENGER THE JEUNE PREMIER A DEFENCELESS CREATURE AN ENIGMATIC NATURE A HAPPY MAN A TROUBLESOME VISITOR AN ACTOR'S END VANKA A COUNTRY COTTAGE FAT AND THIN NERVES THE DOCTOR ABOUT LOVE A LOTTERY TICKET Leonid Andreyev - THE LITTLE ANGEL LAZARUS Maxim Gorky - ONE AUTUMN NIGHT HER LOVER Mikhail Bulgakov - THE EMBROIDERED TOWEL Nikolai Gogol - CHRISTMAS EVE THE NOSE A MAY NIGHT THE CLOAK THE VIY