Short Stories of Pushkin unites ten of Alexander Pushkin’s most acclaimed tales, revealing his genius for blending emotional truth, irony, and historical insight. This collection includes The Queen of Spades, The Postmaster, The Pistol Shot, The Blizzard, The Undertaker, and other masterpieces that shaped the course of Russian and world literature.
From the haunting obsession of The Queen of Spades to the gentle pathos of The Postmaster, these stories explore love, betrayal, honor, and destiny with lyrical elegance and psychological precision. Pushkin’s narratives move between intimate human drama and sweeping social satire, portraying both the grandeur and fragility of 19th-century Russia.
Contents:
The Queen of Spades
The Postmaster
The Pistol Shot
The Snowstorm
The Undertaker
The Lady Rustic
Kirdjali
The History of the Village of Gorohina
Peter the Great’s Negro
The Gypsies – Narrative and Dramatic Poem
Alexander Pushkin (1799–1837) was a poet, playwright, and novelist who achieved literary prominence before he was twenty. His radical politics led to government censorship and periods of banishment from the capital, but he eventually married a popular society beauty and became a regular part of court life. Notoriously touchy about his honor, he died at age thirty-seven in a duel with his wife’s alleged lover.
