Soviet Short Stories

This collection is composed of stories written by Soviet authors from 1937 to 1947, with the exception of three pre-revolutionary stories by Maxim Gorky, with which the volume opens.Contents:Maxim Gorky: A Man is Born Malva How a Song Was ComposedAlexei Tolstoi: The Russian Character A Strange StoryMikhail Sholokhov: HateAlexander Fadeyev: EarthquakeSergei Sergeyev-Tsensky: The Old DoctorBoris Gorbatov: Friendship The Return of SatanauKonstantin Simonov: Maturity The CandleIlya Ehrenburg: The ActressVasili Grossman LifeValentin Katayev: Our FatherVadim Kozhevnikov: March-AprilPavel Bazhov: The Mistress of Copper Hill The Iron GrannieLeonid Sobolev: His SweetheartVasili Ilyenkov: Fetis ZyablikovSergei Dikovsky: The Commandant of Bird IslandKonstantin Paustovsky: Nastya, The LacemakerIlya Ilf and Eugene Petrov: Columbus Reaches Port The Wonder GuestsArkadi Gaidar: The Telegram