This original anthology of short stories covers two centuries of Russian literary tradition, from the early nineteenth century to the collapse of the Soviet Union and beyond, and includes not only well-known classics but also modern masterpieces—many of them previously censored.
| The queen of spades | 5 | |
| The fatalist | 28 | |
| The greatcoat | 38 | |
| The knocking | 67 | |
| Bobok | 81 | |
| God sees the truth, but waits | 98 | |
| The steel flea | 108 | |
| In the cart | 138 | |
| The monster | 148 | |
| The gentleman from San Francisco | 160 | |
| In Paris | 179 | |
| Love | 189 | |
| A family journey | 194 | |
| The lion | 201 | |
| Quadraturin | 208 | |
| Lalla's interests | 217 | |
| The embroidered towel | 223 | |
| My first goose | 236 | |
| The death of Dolgushov | 239 | |
| Salt | 242 | |
| Electrification | 247 | |
| Pelageya | 249 | |
| The bathhouse | 251 | |
| The crisis | 253 | |
| The galosh | 256 | |
| The hat | 258 | |
| Medical auxiliary | 261 | |
| The father | 262 | |
| Please do | 264 | |
| The third son | 268 | |
| The return | 273 | |
| The old woman | 297 | |
| Through the snow | 320 | |
| Berries | 320 | |
| The snake charmer | 323 | |
| Duck | 328 | |
| What a pity | 333 | |
| In the autumn | 340 | |
| Red caviar sandwiches | 350 | |
| The officer's belt | 363 | |
| Sindbad the sailor | 375 |
Overview
This original anthology of short stories covers two centuries of Russian literary tradition, from the early nineteenth century to the collapse of the Soviet Union and beyond, and includes not only well-known classics but also modern masterpieces—many of them previously censored.