Evenings on a Farm Near Dikanka. Taras Bulba

Nikolai Vasilievich Gogol (1809–1852) - one of the greatest writers of all times. His books are known in many countries of the world and are included in the school program for reading. “Evenings on the Farm near Dikanka” - the first literary success of Nikolai Gogol, which was noted by many of his contemporaries, including A.S. Pushkin. The book consists of eight stories about the Little Russian folk festive, fair life with its fun, beliefs and mystical events closely interwoven with reality. Taras Bulba is a historical story about the Cossack uprising of 1637-1638, suppressed by the Polish army. The fighting spirit, patriotism, dramatic events, against which there is a place for the most important feeling in life - love.
For secondary school age