This book contains 25 short stories from 5 classic, prize-winning and noteworthy authors. The stories were carefully selected by the critic August Nemo, in a collection that will please the literature lovers.The theme of this edition is: Russia.For more exciting titles, be sure to check out our 7 Best Short Stories and Essential Novelists collections.This book contains:Nikolai Gogol:- The Nose- The Viy- The Cloak- Old-Fashioned Farmers- The Overcoat- Memoirs of a Madman- The Mysterious PortraitAnton Chekhov:- The Lady With The Little Dog- Ward No. 6- A Joke- The Darling- Kashtanka- The Black Monk- In The Ravinein the ravienFyodor Dostoevsky:- White Nights- An Honest Thief- The Christmas Tree and the Wedding- Notes From Underground- The Dream of a Ridiculous Man- A Little Hero- Mr. ProhartchinLeo Tolstoy:- God Sees the Truth, But Waits- Papa Panov's Special Christmas- Three Questions- Work, Death and Sickness A Legend- How Much Land Does a Man Needs?- The Death of Ivan Ilyich- Alyosha the PotValery Bryusov:- The Republic of the Southern Cross.- The Marble Bust.- For Herself or for Another.- In the Mirror.- Protection.- The "Bemol" Shop of Stationery.- Rhea Silvia.

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (31 March 1809 4 March 1852) was a Russian dramatist of Ukrainian origin.Anton Pavlovich Chekhov (29 January 1860 15 July 1904) was a Russian playwright and short-story writer, who is considered to be among the greatest writers of short fiction in history.Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky (11 November 1821 9 February 1881), sometimes transliterated Dostoyevsky, was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, journalist and philosopher.Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (9 September 1828 20 November 1910), usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time.Valery Yakovlevich Bryusov (13 December 1873 9 October 1924) was a Russian poet, prose writer, dramatist, translator, critic and historian. He was one of the principal members of the Russian Symbolist movement.