Tales/Saltykov-Shchedrin, M.

Works of Mikhail Evgrafovich Saltykov-Shchedrin is a special place in Russian literature ("Provincial sketches," "History of one city", "Pompadours and pompadours", "Golovlevs", "Poshehonsky olden time", etc.). His satire has responded to all significant phenomena of social life, ruthlessly castigating the vices, denouncing the lies and moral decay in Russia in the era of "great reforms". The same success among readers enjoyed his stories. This genre allowed the writer to talk about serious things in a witty and concise manner. This edition includes the most famous tales by Saltykov-Shchedrin ("Lost conscience", "Wild landlord", "Wise piscary", "Bear in the province", "Karas-idealist", etc.), are genuine masterpieces of Russian prose.