Saksagan
History of Bulgaria part 19
Something else also amazed Ibn Fadlan during his Volga mission: the fact that the Bulgarian ruler rode alone on horseback without guards around the...
History of Bulgaria part 18
Emerging from the tyranny of the Ottoman Empire, the Bulgarians rejoiced in their new freedom and protected it in battles and wars. They lived...
The Torture of Hope part 4
Forward! He must hasten toward that goal which he fancied (ab¬surdly, no doubt) to be deliverance, toward the darkness from which he was now...
The Torture of Hope part 3
Suddenly the sound of a sandaled foot approaching reached his ears. He trembled violently, fear stifled him, his sight grew dim. Well, it was...
The Torture of Hope part 2
Perhaps Infinite Mercy will shine upon you at the last moment! We must hope so. There are examples. So sleep in peace to-night. To-morrow...
History of Bulgaria part 22
One of the main questions concerning the early history of Volga Bulgaria, which is still to be answered by the historians, is why did...
History of Bulgaria part 24
At the time of Emperor Theodosius III, in 716, Kan Tervel concluded a beneficial contract, according to which Bulgarians and Byzantines were compelled to...
St. John`s Eve part 10
“What did you promise for the girl?” thundered Basavriuk; and like a shot he was on his back. The witch stamped her foot; a...
St. John`s Eve part 9
Then he parted the thorn-bushes with a knotty stick, and before him stood a tiny farmhouse. Basavriuk smote it with his fist, and the...
St. John`s Eve part 1
Nikolai Gogol (1809-1852)
Born in the Ukraine, Gogol was in many respects the founder of modern Russian literature. His stories of rural life collected under...
