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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.

Akaki Akákievich es un funcionario que trabaja como copista. Hombre austero, sencillo y conformado con su gris rutina, dedica sus ratos libres a lo único que le complace, la fiel copia de documentos. Hace tiempo que su capote se cae a pedazos y, a base de privaciones y esfuerzo, reúne el dinero necesario para comprar uno nuevo. La prenda causa sensación entre sus compañeros que, medio en broma, organizan una cena en su honor.

Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka is a collection of short stories by Nikolai Gogol, written from 1831 to 1832. They appeared in various magazines and were published in book form when Gogol, who had spent his life in Ukraine up to the age of 19, was 22. He put his early impressions and memories of childhood into these pictures of peasant life. His mother's descriptions of village customs, dress, superstitions, and old stories were also used as primary sources. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.

The writer who did most to establish prose as a force in Russian literary culture was Nikolai Gogol. Gogol's example combined with the pronouncements of the literary critics of the period, established prose as the literary medium of the future. Fyodor Dostoevsky is supposed to have said, referring to himself and his fellow Realists, "We have all come out from under Gogol's "Overcoat".

Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852) was a pre-eminent Ukrainian-born story writer. He is particularly famous for those stories which veer in the direction of surrealism and the grotesque. "The Nose" is a classic example of this genre. The story opens with the barber, Ivan Yakovlevitch at breakfast. Things take an odd turn when Yakovlevitch finds a disembodied nose hidden in his bread roll. Yakovlevitch is at pains to rid himself as quickly as he can of the nose, which he recognizes as belonging to one of his clients, Major Kovalev.