Collected Works in 8 volumes

The name of Vladimir Ivanovich Dahl (1801-1872) is known thanks to the "explanatory dictionary of the living Great Russian language", which became the main brainchild of the author. However, Dahl was not only a philologist, a lexicographer and a collector of folklore, but also a talented writer, whose works at one time were appreciated by A.S. Pushkin.
The first volume of the collected works included in the household of the story "Pavel Alekseevich playful", "Father with his son", "Hoffmann drop", "Savely Grab, or Double , etc. Tom is supplemented by the introductory article by P.I. Melnikov- Pechersky about the life and work of the writer.
In the second volume of the collects, stories such as the Michman of Kisses, or look around, "Vach Sidorov Tchaikin, or his story about his own life-living in his first half of his life," Belovik "," sausages and beardeds", "Petersburg janitor", "Dencher" and others. With an abundance of accurate household details and ethnographic details.
The third volume is dedicated to "Cardboard from Russian Life", which includes small stories and essays ("dishonor", "Petrusha with the steamers", "Ivan Nepomnya", etc), showing various features of folk life.
The fourth volume included "Pictures from Russian Life" ("Avsen", "unrighteously acquired", "nuggets" and other stories), as well as the collection "Two forty of the costs for peasants", in which the main place is taken by the image of Russian peasant.
In the fifth volume, "Soldier"s leisurers" and "sailor leisures" are combined. Creating these collections, the author sought to write stories for wide democratic layers.
The sixth volume included collections built on the processing of children"s folklore materials: "The first primary of a semi -literate grandson", "Primary of the other grandson of the letter with non -prescription fraternal", "Pictures from the life of Russian children" and "new paintings from the life of Russian children" .
In the seventh volume, Russian fairy tales were included, which first brought Dahl as a writer fame, and oriental parables and fairy tales.
The name of Vladimir Ivanovich Dahl (1801-1872) is known thanks to the "explanatory dictionary of the living Great Russian language", which became the main brainchild of the author. However, Dahl was not only a philologist, a lexicographer and a collector of folklore, but also a talented writer, whose works at one time were appreciated by A. S. Pushkin.
The eighth volumes included works of different years ("Ghoul", "Bikey and Maulian", "Ural Cossack", "Mine", etc), Articles about the Russian language ("On Russian Proverbs"," One and a half words about current Russian "," Distortion of the Russian language ", etc), the collection" On the beliefs, superstitions and prejudices of the Russian people "," Letters to friends from a campaign in Khiva ", which describe the monotony of camping military everyday life, memories of the death of A. . Pushkin and autobiographical note by V.I. Dahl