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Im Russland des Zaren heckt Pawel Tschitschikow einen meisterhaften Plan aus. Um zu Reichtum zu gelangen, macht er sich eine Eigenheit des russischen Steuersystems zunutze. Da der Staat seine Register nur periodisch aktualisiert, müssen Großgrundbesitzer auch für ihre verstorbenen Leibeigenen - ihre toten Seelen - Steuern entrichten.

Nicolai Gogol's classic ghost story set in the streets of St. Petersburg in the 19th century.

Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) was a preeminent Ukrainian-born story writer. He is particularly famous for those stories which veer in the direction of surrealism and the grotesque. The Cloak is one such tale. Akaky Akakiyevich is a reclusive and widely ridiculed lower official whose job is to copy letters. He lives a hand-to-mouth existence with his elderly landlady and has little money. But the harsh weather in St. Petersburg necessitates the purchase of a new cloak.

Was führt wohl, wundert sich die Hexe Solocha, der Teufel wieder im Schilde...

Besitz und Verlust eines schönen neuen, unter unsäglichen Entbehrungen erworbenen Mantels bringen in das armselige Leben eines Petersburger Kanzleischreibers höchstes Glück und tiefste Verzweiflung. In Gogols Novelle erleben wir die Tragikkomödie eines vom Schicksal drangsalierten Menschen, der hilflos einer überheblichen Feudalbürokratie ausgeliefert ist.

Bissige Boshaftigkeit und skurriler Humor kennzeichnen diese absurde Geschichte Gogols einer plötzlich verschwundenen Nase. Mit Musik von Erik Satie.

Virtuos schildert Gogol den allmählichen Zusammenbruch eines Menschen, dem Wirklichkeit und Phantasie durcheinander geraten. Mit Musik von Leos Janacek.

Die Novelle "Die Nase" gehört zu den schon fast surrealistischen "Petersburger Novellen", die vor dem Hintergrund der Großstadt gesellschaftlicher Missstände und menschliches Fehlverhalten zeigen...

Radiospektakl' "Shinel'" po odnoimennoj povesti Nikolaja Vasil'evicha Gogolja. Vhodit v cikl "Peterburgskie povesti". Pervaja publikacija sostojalas' v 1842 godu. Povest' rasskazyvaet o zhizni tak nazyvaemogo "malen'kogo cheloveka". Glavnyj geroj povesti - Akakij Akakievich Bashmachkin, bednyj tituljarnyj sovetnik iz Peterburga.

Radiospektakl' "Vechera na hutore bliz Dikan'ki" po motivam povesti "Sorochinskaja jarmarka" Nikolaja Vasil'evicha Gogolja. Dejstvie proishodit vo vremja ocherednogo nacional'nogo ukrainskogo guljanija Sorochinskoj jarmarke. Meroprijatie provodilos' v konce avgusta vblizi sela Bol'shie Sorochicy Mirgorodskogo rajona, kuda sezzhajutsja prostye ljudi s raznyh koncov Ukrainy.

Taras Bulba describes the life of an old Zaporozhian Cossack, Taras Bulba, and his two sons, Andriy and Ostap. The sons study at the Kiev Academy and then return home, whereupon the three men set out on a journey to Zaporizhian Sich located in Southern Ukraine, where they join other Cossacks and go to war against Poland. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Chichikov, a mysterious stranger, arrives in a provincial town and visits a succession of landowners to make each a strange offer. He proposes to buy the names of dead serfs still registered on the census, saving their owners from paying tax on them, and to use these "souls" as collateral to reinvent himself as a gentleman. In this ebullient masterpiece, Nikolai Gogol created a grotesque gallery of human types.

Orson Welles, Sir Laurence Olivier, and Michael Redgrave present a collection of classic Russian fiction including "The Overcoat", "The Queen of Spades", and "A Day in the Country."

Nikolai Gogol's classic short story "Ivan Fedorovich Shponka and His Aunt is a hilarious satire, exploring the fear of marriage and romantic commitment in Russian men.

The "Viy" is a monstrous creation of popular fancy. It is the name which the inhabitants of Little Russia give to the king of the gnomes, whose eyelashes reach to the ground. The following story is a specimen of such folklore. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

Hear two stories by the great Russian master Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852). "Christmas Eve" is a funny, biting satire of small-town life. "Viy" is a horror story involving three students from a seminary and their encounters with the supernatural.

This audiobook contains the acclaimed story "Taras Bulba", by the great Russian writer Nikolay Gogol (1809-1852). A beloved classic, "Taras Bulba" addresses the issues of honor and betrayal, and the moral responsibility people bear toward their loved ones in times of crisis.

Chichikov, a mysterious stranger, arrives in a provincial town with a bizarre but seductive proposition for local landowners. He proposes to buy the names of their serfs who have died but who are still registered on the census, saving their owners from paying tax on them. But what collateral will Chichikov receive for these "souls"?

Enjoy this lesser-known story by the great Russian master of the short story Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852). "Rome", a departure from Gogol's typical satiric style, is not included in most collections of his short fiction. It isn't easy to find in print, but you can listen to it here.

This story takes place in the bucolic small town of Mirgorod (Myrhorod in Ukrainian), written in a style featuring grotesque, realistic portrayals of the characters. The two Ivans are gentlemen landowners, neighbors, and great friends, each one almost being the opposite image of the other. Ivan Ivanovich is tall, thin, and well-spoken, for example, while Ivan Nikiforovich is short, fat, and cuts to the point with a biting honesty. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.