Humorous stories

The relations of men and women, parents and children, family life and everyday worries, a stormy take-off of socio-political life and the latest trends in the art of the Silver Age-the writer jokes about everything, mostly complacency and kindly, but at times with bitter irony.
The situations and heroes presented in the tales of the author are often grotesque - and this is even more truthful. It is in such a bizarre image of reality that Averchenko’s skill and his genuine everyday wisdom are revealed.
This collection contains a brilliant collection of stories, filled with sparkling humor, lively and witty satire on the morals and life of Russian society of the early twentieth century