<DIV><p>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.</p> <ul> <li> <div>First time in Penguin Classics</div> </li> <li> <div>Features an introduction to the history of the Russian short story, prefaces to the individual writers, chronology, explanatory notes, and suggestions for further reading</div> </li> </ul> </div>