{"product_id":"9781939931443","title":"A Very Russian Christmas: The Greatest Russian Holiday Stories of All Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eRunning the gamut from sweet and reverent to twisted and uproarious, and with many of the stories appearing in English for the first time, this is a collection that will satisfy every reader. Dostoevsky brings stories of poverty and tragedy, Tolstoy inspires with his fable-like tales, Chekhov's unmatchable skills are on full display in a story about a female factory owner and the wretched workers, Klavdia Lukashevitch delights with a sweet and surprising tale of a childhood in White Russia, and Mikhail Zoshchenko recounts madcap anecdotes of Christmas trees and Christmas thieves. There is no shortage of vodka or wit on display here, in a collection that proves, with its wonderful variety and remarkable human touch, that Nobody Does Christmas Like the Russians.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMy Last Christmas\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOn this festive day, because of somebody's sin, it is we who must sit here like the wretched of the earth . . .\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe passengers looked at the fussy figure of the little old man with displeasure and irritation.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Yes,\" the old man continued, \"because of somebody's sins . . . We are used to watching our little children jump in indescribable delight around the Christmas tree . . . Out of human weakness, dear Sirs and Madams, we enjoy gobbling up ham with green peas and sausages one after another, and a slice of goose, and a tipple tipple of the you know what . . .\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tfu!\" said the fishmonger, looking at the wee old man with disgust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe passengers slid forward on their chairs . . . \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New Vessel Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137768603888,"sku":"9781939931443","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781939931443_p0.jpg?v=1769898018","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781939931443","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}