I was enchanted by this collection with its quirky cover art, attractive binding, and quality paper. This is a gathering of stories by known names such as Tolstoy and Chekhov and Soviet-era names that were new to me, such as Korolenko and Lukashevich, with a variety of translators. I was still enchanted after reading, but be warned...nobody says, "God bless us, everyone," here. It's Russia, it's winter, and life is tough. Stuff happens, even at Christmas.
I enjoyed every page, but my favorite was Chekhov's
A Woman's Kingdom, in which Anna Akimovna, the proprietress of a factory inherited from her uncle, contemplates her single life, the condition of her workers, and the meaning of the Christmas holiday over Christmas Eve and day. Compact yet richly detailed.
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