An NYRB Classics Original. Alexander Pushkin’s short novel is set during the reign of Catherine the Great, when the Cossacks rose up in rebellion against the Russian empress. Presented as the memoir of Pyotr Grinyov, a nobleman... Zobraziť viac
One of the Russian master's most popular and chilling stories tells of a young card player whose obsession with winning becomes a terrible curse. Zobraziť viac
Alexander Pushkin, Russia's greatest poet, was fascinated by Russia's folk history, adapting its fairy tales into captivating poetic versions. In the early twentieth century, the book illustrator Ivan Bilibin likewise fell under the spell of Old ... Zobraziť viac
