This famous collection of Soviet satire from 1918-1965 devastatingly lampoons the social, economic, and cultural changes wrought by the Russian Revolution.

Edited by Mirra Ginsburg

Contents:

• About Cows by Panteleymon Romanov
• Inventory by Panteleymon Romanov
• Inefficiency by Panteleymon Romanov
• A Mistake by Panteleymon Romanov
• A Gift of God by Panteleymon Romanov
• The Beautiful Trousers by Valentin Katayev
• The Suicide by Valentin Katayev
• A Goat in the Orchard by Valentin Katayev
• The Struggle Unto Death by Valentin Katayev
• The Fatal Eggs by Mikhail Bulgakov
• A Tale About the Furious Calaphatby Leonid Leonov
• The Divorce by Vyacheslav Shishkov
• The Heavenly Cap by Boris Lavrenyov
• Comrade Churygin Has the Floor by Yevgeny Zamyatin
• The Housing Crisis by Mikhail Zoshchenko
• Poverty by Mikhail Zoshchenko
• The Wedding by Mikhail Zoshchenko
• Earthquake by Mikhail Zoshchenko
• How the Soviet Robinson Was Written by Ilya Ilf & Yevgeny Petrov
• Stupidity by Mikhail Koltsov
• A Timid Soul by E. Bermont
• The Crystal Vase by Arkady Vasiliev
• Grandmother’s Cake by L. Lagin
• A Glass of Water by L. Lagin
• For the Birds by N. Vorobyov
• Festival in the Town of N. by Boris Laskin
• Childhood Friend by Boris Laskin
• On the Left Foot by E. Vesenin
• Goblins by Yury Kazakov
• Letters to Auntie [Anonymous]