Peasant Tales of Russia
by Vasily NEMIROVICH-DANCHENKO (1845 - 1936)
Collection of Russian peasant tales:
"The Deserted Mine" - The key to saving the trapped miners is held by a man who hasn't spoken a word in 10 years.
"Mahmoud's Family" - Escaping prisoners of war should be shot, but Mahmoud has a family.
"A Misunderstanding" - A young woman seeks escape from her past, in a convent.
"The Luck of Ivan the Forgetful" - An incorrigible criminal escapes from a sentence of hard labor to find freedom and perhaps a kind of redemption in the forest.
(Summary by Kevin Davidson)
Listen next episodes of
Peasant Tales of Russia:
13 - A Misunderstanding - Part 1 ,
14 - A Misunderstanding - Part 2 ,
15 - A Misunderstanding - Part 3 ,
16 - A Misunderstanding - Part 4 ,
17 - A Misunderstanding - Part 5 ,
18 - The Luck of Ivan the Forgetful - Part 1 - 3 ,
19 - The Luck of Ivan the Forgetful - Part 4 - 5 ,
20 - The Luck of Ivan the Forgetful - Part 6 - 7 ,
21 - The Luck of Ivan the Forgetful - Part 8 - 9 ,
22 - The Luck of Ivan the Forgetful - Part 10 - 11 ,
23 - The Luck of Ivan the Forgetful - Part 12