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Peasant Tales of Russia

by Vasily NEMIROVICH-DANCHENKO (1845 - 1936)

16 - A Misunderstanding - Part 4

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)

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Listen next episodes of Peasant Tales of Russia:
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