This dual-language anthology presents fifteen compelling tales in a unique survey of twentieth-century Russian short fiction. Featuring the original Russian on the left-hand page and new English translations on the right-hand side, contents include ""The Fugitive"" by Vladimir A. Gilyarovsky, ""The Present"" by Leonid Andreev, ""Trataton"" by Dimitry Mamin-Sibiryak, ""Life Granted"" by Aleksandr Grin, and ""Icarus"" by Stepan Skitalets, plus stories by Vasily Grossman, Aleksandr Kuprin, and others.No further apparatus or reference work is necessary for the self-contained text. Appropriate for high school and college courses as well as self-study, this volume will prove a fine companion for teachers and intermediate-level students of Russian language and literature as well as readers wishing to brush up on their language skills.